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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.

Marcus Garvey

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.
MARCUS GARVEY

Chance Hope People Satisfaction Suffering
Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.
MARCUS GARVEY

Opportunity Yourself
Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward.
MARCUS GARVEY

Courage Faith Greatness Man Worth
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.
MARCUS GARVEY

Black Death God Myself World Yourself
Whatsoever things common to man, that man has done, man can do.
MARCUS GARVEY

Inspirational Man
Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned.
MARCUS GARVEY

Nation Victory
To see your enemy and know him is a part of the complete education of man.
MARCUS GARVEY

Education Enemy Man See Yourself
Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself.
MARCUS GARVEY

Black Care Thinking
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.
MARCUS GARVEY

Knowledge Learning People Seek Try World
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.
MARCUS GARVEY

Courage History Live Opportunity Yourself
People without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture are like a tree without roots.
MARCUS GARVEY

History Knowledge Past People Tree
Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.
MARCUS GARVEY

Humanity One Liner
It 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 GARVEY

Believe Confidence God Human Man Understand
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 Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.
MARCUS GARVEY

Greatness Shame Sin

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