When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in November of that year, Malcolm X made unsympathetic comments about his death in the press.
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke in their behalf to turn your wrath away from them.
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.