Revolutionary Black Liberation Leader in the U.S.
1925-1965
“‘Conservatism’ in America’s politics means ‘Let’s keep the Black man in
their place. And ‘liberalism’ means ‘Let’s keep the kneegrows
in their place – but tell them we’ll treat them a little better; let’s fool them
more, with more promises.’ With these choices, I felt that the American
black man only needed to choose, which one to be eaten by, the ‘liberal’ fox
or the ‘conservative’ wolf – because both of them would eat him. [At least] in a wolf ’s
den, I’d always known exactly where I stood; I’d watch the dangerous wolf
closer than I would the smooth, sly fox. The wolf ’s very growling would keep
me alert and fighting him to survive, whereas I might be lulled and fooled by the
tricky fox.”
- Autobiography of Malcolm X
