"I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil."
— Malcolm X
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I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.
About this quote
From The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965), co-written with Alex Haley and published posthumously after Malcolm X's assassination on February 21, 1965. The book chronicles his transformation from street criminal to Nation of Islam minister to independent pan-Africanist, and this passage reflects his lifelong contempt for hypocrisy — a theme running through his critiques of both white liberals and what he saw as co-opted Black leadership.
Source
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (with Alex Haley), 1965
