There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty.
MARCUS GARVEYThere shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty.
MARCUS GARVEYChance has never yet satisfied the hope of suffering people.
MARCUS GARVEYProgress is the attraction that moves humanity.
MARCUS GARVEYIf the Negro is not careful he will drink in all the poison of modern civilization and die from the effects of it.
MARCUS GARVEYIt 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.
MARCUS GARVEYWhen all else fails to organize the people, conditions will.
MARCUS GARVEYLook to Africa, for there a king will be crowned.
MARCUS GARVEYI like honesty and fair play.
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.
MARCUS GARVEYTake advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.
MARCUS GARVEYIf we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.
MARCUS GARVEYThe only protection against INJUSTICE in man is POWER? Physical, financial, and scientific.
MARCUS GARVEYYou must not mistake lip service and noise for bravery and service.
MARCUS GARVEYIntelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden.
MARCUS GARVEYThe 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 GARVEYNever 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