Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.
MARCUS GARVEYIf the Negro is not careful he will drink in all the poison of modern civilization and die from the effects of it.
More Marcus Garvey Quotes
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Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.
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The pen is mightier than the sword, but the tongue is mightier than them both put together.
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Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward.
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If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.
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Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.
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Unite all people of African ancestry of the world to one great body to establish a country and absolute government of their own.
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The man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other man who uses his mind.
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There is no humanity before that which starts with yourself.
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Lose not courage, lose not faith, go forward.
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I am not opposed to the white race as charged by my enemies. I have no time to hate anyone. All my time is devoted to the up-building and development of the Negro Race.
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History is the landmark by which we are directed into the true course of life.
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The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.
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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?
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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.
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Hungry men have no respect for the law, authority, or human life.
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Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned.
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We must give up the silly idea of folding our hands and waiting on God to do everything for us. If God had intended for that, then he would not have given us a mind. Whatever you want in life, you must make up your mind to do it for yourself.
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At no time within the last five hundred years can one point to a single instance of the Negro as a race of haters.
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If the Negro is not careful he will drink in all the poison of modern civilization and die from the effects of it.
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I like honesty and fair play.
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There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty.
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The greatest possession of a man is character.
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Africa for the Africans, at home and abroad!
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What you do today that is worthwhile, inspires others to act at some future time.
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Look for me in the whirlwind or the storm.
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She makes one happy, then miserable. You are to her kind, then unkind. Constant yet inconstant. Thus we have WOMAN. No real man can do without her.
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