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I have no desire to take all black people back to Africa; there are blacks who are no good here and will likewise be no good there.

Marcus Garvey

A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman are exact.
MARCUS GARVEY

Man Woman Writing
The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.
MARCUS GARVEY

Greatness Shame Sin
The history of a movement, the history of a nation, the history of a race is the guide-post of that movement’s destiny, that nation’s destiny, that race’s destiny.
MARCUS GARVEY

Destiny History Nation Philosophy Race
Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carry the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.
MARCUS GARVEY

Forget Ignorance Intelligence Possible Seek World Yourself
Look for me in the whirlwind or the storm, look for me all around you, for, with God’s grace, I shall come and bring with me countless millions of black slaves who have died in America.
MARCUS GARVEY

Black Death God Myself World Yourself
Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself, and let history record that as we toiled laboriously and courageously, we worked to live gloriously.
MARCUS GARVEY

Courage History Live Opportunity Yourself
Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned.
MARCUS GARVEY

Nation Victory
Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.
MARCUS GARVEY

Inspirational Yourself
Africa for the Africans, at home and abroad!
MARCUS GARVEY

Company Nation Togetherness
People without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture are like a tree without roots.
MARCUS GARVEY

History Knowledge Past People Tree
If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.
MARCUS GARVEY

Greatness Ourselves People Respect
To see your enemy and know him is a part of the complete education of man.
MARCUS GARVEY

Education Enemy Man See Yourself
Always try to associate with people from whom you can learn something. All the knowledge that you want is in the world, and all you have to do is go and seek it.
MARCUS GARVEY

Knowledge Learning People Seek Try World
Look for me in the whirlwind or the storm.
MARCUS GARVEY

Myself Storm
The whole world is run on bluff. No race, no nation, no man has any divine right to take advantage of others. Why allow the other fellow to bluff you?
MARCUS GARVEY

Divine Man Nation Run World Yourself
Hungry men have no respect for the law, authority, or human life.
MARCUS GARVEY

Human Life Man Respect

I have no desire to take all black people back to Africa; there are blacks who are no good here and will likewise be no good there.

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I have no desire to take all black people back to Africa; there are blacks who are no good here and will likewise be no good there.

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