I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free.
MARCUS GARVEYAt no time within the last five hundred years can one point to a single instance of the Negro as a race of haters.
More Marcus Garvey Quotes
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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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A man’s bread and butter is only insured when he works for it.
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You must not mistake lip service and noise for bravery and service.
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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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When all else fails to organize the people, conditions will.
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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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What you do today that is worthwhile, inspires others to act at some future time.
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The Greatest Weapon Used Against the Negro is Disorganization.
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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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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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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.
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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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Every man has a right to his own opinion. Every race has a right to its own action; therefore let no man persuade you against your will, let no other race influence you against your own.
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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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If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
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