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You must not mistake lip service and noise for bravery and service.

Marcus Garvey

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
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
The Greatest Weapon Used Against the Negro is Disorganization.
MARCUS GARVEY

Greatness War Weapon
The pen is mightier than the sword, but the tongue is mightier than them both put together.
MARCUS GARVEY

Deep Philosophy Power Strength
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
I like honesty and fair play.
MARCUS GARVEY

Honesty One Liner Play
A man’s bread and butter is only insured when he works for it.
MARCUS GARVEY

Food Man
History is the landmark by which we are directed into the true course of life.
MARCUS GARVEY

Direction History Life True
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
Let us not try to be the best or worst of others, but let us make the effort to be the best of ourselves.
MARCUS GARVEY

Best Effort Ourselves Try Worst
Unite all people of African ancestry of the world to one great body to establish a country and absolute government of their own.
MARCUS GARVEY

Government Greatness People Politics World
At no time within the last five hundred years can one point to a single instance of the Negro as a race of haters.
MARCUS GARVEY

Race Time
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.
MARCUS GARVEY

Give Up Hands Inspirational Life
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
I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free.
MARCUS GARVEY

Freedom Nation Politics World
Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.
MARCUS GARVEY

Inspirational Yourself

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