Quote Originally Posted by Pharaoh
Quote Originally Posted by Malcolm X
"There is nothing in our book, the Koran, that teaches us to suffer peacefully. Our religion teaches us to be intelligent. Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. That’s a good religion."
-- "Message to the Grass Roots," speech, Nov. 1963, Detroit (published in Malcolm X Speaks, ch. 1, 1965).
I think it's a decent precept, so long as you send the right person to the cemetary, and not, say, 2,900 randoms.