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

Quote by Marcus Garvey

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Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.

Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of...

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of...

Whatsoever things common to man, that man has done, man can do.

Whatsoever things common to man, that man has done, man can do.

With confidence, you have won before you have started.

With confidence, you have won before you have started.

Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will.

Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will.

I regard the Klan, the Anglo-Saxon clubs and White American societies, as far as the...

I regard the Klan, the Anglo-Saxon clubs and White American societies, as far as the...

You may call me a Klansman if you will, but, potentially, every white man is...

You may call me a Klansman if you will, but, potentially, every white man is...

Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people.

Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people.

Africa for the Africans... at home and abroad!

Africa for the Africans... at home and abroad!

There is no force like success, and that is why the individual makes all effort...

There is no force like success, and that is why the individual makes all effort...

I like honesty and fair play.

I like honesty and fair play.

Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned.

Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned.

I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my...

I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my...

God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own...

God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own...

Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.

Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.

Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences.

Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences.

Look for me in the whirlwind or the storm.

Look for me in the whirlwind or the storm.

There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow...

There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow...

I have no desire to take all black people back to Africa; there are blacks...

I have no desire to take all black people back to Africa; there are blacks...

A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man...

A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man...