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.
MARCUS GARVEYYou must not mistake lip service and noise for bravery and service.
More Marcus Garvey Quotes
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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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If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race 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 pen is mightier than the sword, but the tongue is mightier than them both put together.
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The greatest possession of a man is character.
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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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Lose not courage, lose not faith, go forward.
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Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself.
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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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There is no humanity before that which starts with yourself.
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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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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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Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.
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To see your enemy and know him is a part of the complete education of man.
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