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 GARVEYBe Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself.
More Marcus Garvey Quotes
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If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
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To see your enemy and know him is a part of the complete education of man.
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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.
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Hungry men have no respect for the law, authority, or human life.
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Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward.
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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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Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.
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People without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture are like a tree without roots.
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The greatest possession of a man is character.
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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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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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Look for me in the whirlwind or the storm.
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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.
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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.
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Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.
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