Malcolm X Quote of the Day: “A wise man can play the role of a clown, but a clown cannot play the role of a wise man.”
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July 11, 2026
“A wise man can play the clown, but a clown cannot play the wise man.” In 1964, during a televised discussion about the civil rights movement, a rival panelist attempted to challenge Malcolm X by using complex legal language to defend…