History is a people’s memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.
Malcolm X – The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Collective Memory
C
Strength and Power
S
Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power.
Malcolm X – The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Respect for All
R
I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
Malcolm X – The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Authenticity
A
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 – The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Advocacy and Action
A
So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
Malcolm X – The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Trust and Betrayal
T
To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.
Malcolm X – The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Wonder of Survival
W
They still wonder why they lived when so many others died.
John Hersey – Hiroshima
Massive Casualties
M
In a city of two hundred and forty-five thousand, nearly a hundred thousand people had been killed or doomed at one blow.
John Hersey – Hiroshima
Precious Fragility
P
The feeling she had was that everything was suddenly very precious, very fragile, and very perishable.
John Hersey – Hiroshima
Peaceful Morning
P
The morning was still; the place was cool and pleasant.
John Hersey – Hiroshima