If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.
MARCUS GARVEYIf you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
More Marcus Garvey Quotes
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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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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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Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.
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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.
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Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden.
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The only protection against INJUSTICE in man is POWER? Physical, financial, and scientific.
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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.
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There is no humanity before that which starts with yourself.
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Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.
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What you do today that is worthwhile, inspires others to act at some future time.
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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 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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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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People without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture are like a tree without roots.
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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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