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People without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture are like a tree without roots.

Marcus Garvey

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

Care Death Poison
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.
MARCUS GARVEY

Development Inspirational Man Slave
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
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
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Confidence Life Race Yourself
Unite all people of African ancestry of the world to one great body to establish a country and absolute government of their own.
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Government Greatness People Politics World
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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Black Desire Myself People
There is no humanity before that which starts with yourself.
MARCUS GARVEY

Healing Humanity Start Yourself
The pen is mightier than the sword, but the tongue is mightier than them both put together.
MARCUS GARVEY

Deep Philosophy Power Strength
You must not mistake lip service and noise for bravery and service.
MARCUS GARVEY

Brave Generousity Mistake Yourself
Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of suffering people.
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Chance Hope People Satisfaction Suffering
Africa for the Africans, at home and abroad!
MARCUS GARVEY

Company Nation Togetherness
A man’s bread and butter is only insured when he works for it.
MARCUS GARVEY

Food Man
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
There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty.
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Liberty Race Yourself
Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.
MARCUS GARVEY

Humanity One Liner
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
The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.
MARCUS GARVEY

Greatness Shame Sin
Hungry men have no respect for the law, authority, or human life.
MARCUS GARVEY

Human Life Man Respect
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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Believe Confidence God Human Man Understand
Lose not courage, lose not faith, go forward.
MARCUS GARVEY

Courage Faith Lose
At no time within the last five hundred years can one point to a single instance of the Negro as a race of haters.
MARCUS GARVEY

Race Time
Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.
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Body Liberty Man
The Greatest Weapon Used Against the Negro is Disorganization.
MARCUS GARVEY

Greatness War Weapon
Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.
MARCUS GARVEY

Inspirational Yourself
Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.
MARCUS GARVEY

Forever God Limitation
To see your enemy and know him is a part of the complete education of man.
MARCUS GARVEY

Education Enemy Man See Yourself
The greatest possession of a man is character.
MARCUS GARVEY

Charater Greatness Man Material

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