If the Negro is not careful he will drink in all the poison of modern civilization and die from the effects of it.
MARCUS GARVEYWe 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.
More Marcus Garvey Quotes
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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?
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The greatest possession of a man is character.
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I like honesty and fair play.
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History is the landmark by which we are directed into the true course of life.
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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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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.
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Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.
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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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If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
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Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of suffering people.
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Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.
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The Greatest Weapon Used Against the Negro is Disorganization.
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The only protection against INJUSTICE in man is POWER? Physical, financial, and scientific.
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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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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.
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