By Any Means Necessary. Translation of a phrase coined by the French intellectual Jean Paul Sartre in his play Dirty Hands.
Popularized by Malcolm X in the last year of his life.
Popularized by Malcolm X in the last year of his life.
"I was not the one to invent lies: they were created in a society divided by class and each of us inherited lies when we were born. It is not by refusing to lie that we will abolish lies: it is by eradicating class by any means necessary (BAMN)."
-— Jean Paul Sartre, Dirty Hands: act 5, scene 3. 1963
"We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary (BAMN)."
-- Malcolm X, 1965
-— Jean Paul Sartre, Dirty Hands: act 5, scene 3. 1963
"We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary (BAMN)."
-- Malcolm X, 1965
by m.e.atkinson September 17, 2007
by Jake Cole August 6, 2007
Often used in finishing an argument, it is used to exclaim the finite ending. Derived from the word *DAMN!* it is also is a good non derogatory alternative to when there word damn would be used or isn't quite applicable.
"you almost as dumb as yo boy"- person one
"and you were almost as smart as Ana. But close only counts in horseshoes and grenades. Bamn" - person 2
"and you were almost as smart as Ana. But close only counts in horseshoes and grenades. Bamn" - person 2
by CommandaC July 2, 2011
by Gothic bunny girl December 5, 2020