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Marcus Garvey

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Quotes by Marcus Garvey

"Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences."

- Marcus Garvey

Courage

"If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life."

- Marcus Garvey

Self-confidence

""With confidence, you have won before you have started.""

- Marcus Garvey

Self-confidence

"With confidence, you have won before you have started."

- Marcus Garvey

Belief in Self

"The black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness."

- Marcus Garvey

Belief in Self

"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."

- Marcus Garvey

Aspirations

"God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement."

- Marcus Garvey

Ambition

"To be once defeated is to find cause for an everlasting struggle to reach the top."

- Marcus Garvey

Determination

"Let no voice but your own speak to you from the depths. Let no influence but your own raise you in time of peace and time of war."

- Marcus Garvey

Independence

"Wars throughout history have been waged for conquest and plunder. In the aftermath of war, the victors would write history to glorify their deeds and justify the wars. But war is never justified."

- Marcus Garvey

Philosophy

"A people without the knowledge of their history is like a tree without roots."

- Marcus Garvey

Knowledge