“And I thought the whole point of my education was that violence IS the answer.”

Quoted in The Economist, 6th April 2013, p. 36

Violence is the Only Way http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/03/books/violence-is-the-only-way.html?pagewanted=1

Source: Lord Malquist and Mr Moon (1966), Ch. 2: A Couple of Deaths and Exits.

On energy supply and solar power

Source: Silver Shadows

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
Context: They call me "a teacher, a fomenter of violence." I would say point blank, "That is a lie. I'm not for wanton violence, I'm for justice." I feel that if white people were attacked by Negroes — if the forces of law prove unable, or inadequate, or reluctant to protect those whites from those Negroes — then those white people should protect and defend themselves from those Negroes, using arms if necessary. And I feel that when the law fails to protect Negroes from whites' attacks, then those Negroes should use arms if necessary to defend themselves. "Malcolm X advocates armed Negroes!" What was wrong with that? I'll tell you what's wrong. I was a black man talking about physical defense against the white man. The white man can lynch and burn and bomb and beat Negroes — that's all right: "Have patience"..."The customs are entrenched"..."Things will get better."

(2001), "The Intellectual Class Struggle," New York Times, Jan. 6, 2001

Source: Drowning Instinct