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 More Quotes by Marcus Garvey More Quotes From Marcus Garvey Lift up yourselves, men, take yourselves out of the mire and hitch your hopes to the very stars themselves. Let no man pull you down, let no man destroy your ambition, because man is but your companion, your equal; man is your brother; he is not your Lord, he is not your sovereign master. Marcus Garvey stars ambition brother To see your enemy and know him is a part of the complete education of man. Marcus Garvey knows men enemy It is by education that we become prepared for our duties and responsibilities in life. If one is badly educated he must naturally fail in the proper assumption and practice of his duties and responsibilities. Marcus Garvey assumption responsibility practice You must not mistake lip-service and noise for bravery and service. Marcus Garvey noise bravery mistake 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 Garvey advantage records opportunity When all else fails to organize the people, conditions will. Marcus Garvey organize failing people Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself. Marcus Garvey black care thinking What you do to-day that is worthwhile, inspires others to act at some future time. Marcus Garvey words-of-wisdom african-american inspire The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity. Marcus Garvey selfish common integrity This propaganda of dis-associating Western Negroes from Africa is not a new one. For many years white propagandists have been printing tons of literature to impress scattered Ethiopia, especially that portion within their civilization, with the idea that Africa is a despised place, inhabited by savages, and cannibals, where no civilized human being should go, especially black civilized human beings. This propaganda is promulgated for the cause that is being realized today. That cause is COLONIAL EXPANSION for the white nations of the world. Marcus Garvey civilization years ideas Before we can properly help the people, we have to destroy the old education... that teaches them that somebody is keeping them back and that God has forgotten them and that they can't rise because of their color.. we can only build... with faith in ourselves and with self-reliance, believing in our own possibilities, that we can rise to the highest in God's creation. Marcus Garvey godly self believe Let us not try to be the best or worst of others, but let us make the effort to be the best of ourselves. Marcus Garvey effort being-the-best trying There can be no peace among men and nations, so long as the strong continues to oppress the weak, so long as injustice is done to other peoples, just so long we will have cause for war, and make a lasting peace an impossibility. Marcus Garvey strong men war The value of knowledge is to use it. It is not humanly possible that a person can retain all knowledge of the world, but if a person knows how to search for all the knowledge of the world, he will find it when he wants it. Marcus Garvey use want world Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward. Marcus Garvey loses black men Africa with 400 million Black People can Marcus Garvey race men people 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 drink poison civilization Among some of the organized methods used to control the world is the thing known and called PROPAGANDA. Propaganda has done more to defeat the good intentions of races and nations than even open warfare. Propaganda is a method or medium used by organized peoples to convert others against their will. We of the Negro race are suffering more than any other race in the world from propaganda... propaganda to destroy our hopes, our ambitions and our confidence in self. Marcus Garvey self-confidence ambition race Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men. Marcus Garvey body mind men The pen is mightier than the sword, but the tongue is mightier than them both put together. Marcus Garvey pens tongue together
