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.
MARCUS GARVEYLook 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.
More Marcus Garvey Quotes
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Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself.
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Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden.
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Lose not courage, lose not faith, go forward.
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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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I like honesty and fair play.
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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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Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.
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Look for me in the whirlwind or the storm.
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A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman are exact.
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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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If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
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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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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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A man’s bread and butter is only insured when he works for it.
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History is the landmark by which we are directed into the true course of life.
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Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.
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Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.
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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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Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of suffering people.
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To see your enemy and know him is a part of the complete education of man.
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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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The only protection against INJUSTICE in man is POWER? Physical, financial, and scientific.
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What you do today that is worthwhile, inspires others to act at some future time.
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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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Whatsoever things common to man, that man has done, man can do.
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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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