People without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture are like a tree without roots.
MARCUS GARVEYIntelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden.
More Marcus Garvey Quotes
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I like honesty and fair play.
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Lose not courage, lose not faith, go forward.
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You must not mistake lip service and noise for bravery and service.
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Hungry men have no respect for the law, authority, or human life.
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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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Whatsoever things common to man, that man has done, man can do.
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Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.
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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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There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty.
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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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The greatest possession of a man is character.
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A man’s bread and butter is only insured when he works for it.
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The man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other man who uses his mind.
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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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