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Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden.

Marcus Garvey

People without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture are like a tree without roots.
MARCUS GARVEY

History Knowledge Past People Tree
At no time within the last five hundred years can one point to a single instance of the Negro as a race of haters.
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Race Time
Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.
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Inspirational Yourself
There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty.
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Liberty Race Yourself
Africa for the Africans, at home and abroad!
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Company Nation Togetherness
To see your enemy and know him is a part of the complete education of man.
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Education Enemy Man See Yourself
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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Courage History Live Opportunity Yourself
The only protection against INJUSTICE in man is POWER? Physical, financial, and scientific.
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Justice Power Protection
The pen is mightier than the sword, but the tongue is mightier than them both put together.
MARCUS GARVEY

Deep Philosophy Power Strength
The greatest possession of a man is character.
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Charater Greatness Man Material
A man’s bread and butter is only insured when he works for it.
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Food Man
We must give up the silly idea of folding our hands and waiting on God to do everything for us. If God had intended for that, then he would not have given us a mind. Whatever you want in life, you must make up your mind to do it for yourself.
MARCUS GARVEY

Give Up Hands Inspirational Life
Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of suffering people.
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Chance Hope People Satisfaction Suffering
If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.
MARCUS GARVEY

Greatness Ourselves People Respect
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.
MARCUS GARVEY

Forget Ignorance Intelligence Possible Seek World Yourself
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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Black Death God Myself World Yourself
Look for me in the whirlwind or the storm.
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Myself Storm
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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Government Greatness People Politics World
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
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Confidence Life Race Yourself
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.
MARCUS GARVEY

Enemy Hate Myself Oppression Time
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.
MARCUS GARVEY

Development Inspirational Man Slave
You must not mistake lip service and noise for bravery and service.
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Brave Generousity Mistake Yourself
The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.
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Greatness Shame Sin
Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned.
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Nation Victory
Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.
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Forever God Limitation
The 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 GARVEY

Divine Man Nation Run World Yourself
The Greatest Weapon Used Against the Negro is Disorganization.
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Greatness War Weapon

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