Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward.
MARCUS GARVEYLet the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.
More Marcus Garvey Quotes
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Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.
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Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.
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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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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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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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Let us not try to be the best or worst of others, but let us make the effort to be the best of ourselves.
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When all else fails to organize the people, conditions will.
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Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.
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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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If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.
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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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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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You must not mistake lip service and noise for bravery and service.
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What you do today that is worthwhile, inspires others to act at some future time.
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Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself.
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