The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.
MARCUS GARVEYIf we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.
More Marcus Garvey Quotes
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Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.
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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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Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.
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I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free.
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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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Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward.
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Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned.
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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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Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden.
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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.
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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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It is only the belief and the confidence we have in a God why man is able to understand his own social institutions, and move and live like a rational human being.
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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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If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
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Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.
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