If the Negro is not careful he will drink in all the poison of modern civilization and die from the effects of it.
MARCUS GARVEYIntelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden.
More Marcus Garvey Quotes
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The Greatest Weapon Used Against the Negro is Disorganization.
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Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned.
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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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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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Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself.
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Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of suffering people.
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I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free.
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Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.
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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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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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Let us not try to be the best or worst of others, but let us make the effort to be the best of ourselves.
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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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Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.
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There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty.
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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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