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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

Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.
MARCUS GARVEY

Opportunity Yourself
Hungry men have no respect for the law, authority, or human life.
MARCUS GARVEY

Human Life Man Respect
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
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.
MARCUS GARVEY

Black Desire Myself People
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
The greatest possession of a man is character.
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Charater Greatness Man Material
Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden.
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Carry Ignorance Intelligence Philosophy World
She makes one happy, then miserable. You are to her kind, then unkind. Constant yet inconstant. Thus we have WOMAN. No real man can do without her.
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Happiness Kind Man Misery Woman
Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of suffering people.
MARCUS GARVEY

Chance Hope People Satisfaction Suffering
The history of a movement, the history of a nation, the history of a race is the guide-post of that movement’s destiny, that nation’s destiny, that race’s destiny.
MARCUS GARVEY

Destiny History Nation Philosophy Race
What you do today that is worthwhile, inspires others to act at some future time.
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Act Future Inspirational Time Yourself
I like honesty and fair play.
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Honesty One Liner Play
A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman are exact.
MARCUS GARVEY

Man Woman Writing
History is the landmark by which we are directed into the true course of life.
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Direction History Life True
To see your enemy and know him is a part of the complete education of man.
MARCUS GARVEY

Education Enemy Man See Yourself
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
There is no humanity before that which starts with yourself.
MARCUS GARVEY

Healing Humanity Start Yourself
The Greatest Weapon Used Against the Negro is Disorganization.
MARCUS GARVEY

Greatness War Weapon
Lose not courage, lose not faith, go forward.
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Courage Faith Lose
Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.
MARCUS GARVEY

Body Liberty Man
Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself.
MARCUS GARVEY

Black Care Thinking
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
Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned.
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Nation Victory
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
Every man has a right to his own opinion. Every race has a right to its own action; therefore let no man persuade you against your will, let no other race influence you against your own.
MARCUS GARVEY

Action Inspirational Man Opinion Right Voice Willing
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
Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.
MARCUS GARVEY

Inspirational Yourself

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