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“Sons and daughters of Africa, I say
to you arise, take on the toga of race pride, and throw off the
brand of ignominy(disgrace) which has kept you back for so many
centuries. Dash asunder (away) the petty prejudices within your own
fold; set at defiance the scornful designation of “nigger” uttered
even by yourselves…”
“A Talk with Afro-West Indians:
The Negro Race and its Problems.” Pamphlet by Marcus Garvey
(published ca., July-August, 1914)
Source: Robert Hill (Ed.) The Marcus Garvey and UNIA Papers Vol.1. ,
p.57.
You
will lose everything in this World of you don’t go after it
yourself. Anything that you want you must get it out of your mind.
That is why God made you with a mind in addition to two hands and
two feet.
Marcus Garvey speaking in
Toronto, Canada, August 24, 1937
Source: Robert Hill (Ed.) The Marcus Garvey and UNIA Papers Vol. VII
AMBITION is
the desire to go forward and improve one’s condition. It is a
burning flame that lights up the life of the individual and makes
him see himself in another state. To be ambitious is to be great in
mind and soul. To want that which is worthwhile and strive for it.
To go on without looking back, reaching to that which gives
satisfaction.
Source: The Philosophy and
Opinions of Marcus Garvey compiled by Amy Jacques Garvey, 1989 p. 3
[These quotes are for the warfare in Spanish Town]
“Mob violence and
injustice has never helped a race or a nation.”
“The perpetuation of
crime through revenge and retaliation will not save the human race”
“The greatest weapon
used against the Negro is DISORGANIZATION”
Source: The Philosophy and
Opinions of Marcus Garvey compiled by Amy Jacques Garvey, 1989 p.
12, p. 12 and p. 11.
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