Quotes from Marcus Garvey

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.

Present day statesmen are making the biggest blunder of the age if they believe that there can be any peace without equity and justice to all mankind.

The only protection against INJUSTICE in man is POWER?Physical, financial and scientific.

Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.

Unite all people of African ancestry of the world to one great body to establish a country and absolute government of their own.

Great principles, great ideals know no nationality.

The UNIA teaches our race self-help and self-reliance... in all those things that contribute to human happiness and well-being.

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.

Be as proud of your race today as our as our fathers were in days of yore. We have beautiful history, and we shall create another in the future that will astonish the world.

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.

I like honesty and fair play.

Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.

There is no humanity before that which starts with yourself.

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 national greatness.

The power that holds Africa is human, and it is recognized that whatsoever man has done, man can do.

Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.

Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden.

The thing to do is to get organized; keep separated and you will be exploited, you will be robbed, you will be killed. Get organized and you will compel the world to respect you.

Hungry men have no respect for law, authority or human life.

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

We welcome the opposition of the world, because we are determined to see the battle through. Africa's battle-cry is not yet heard.

This hour we are stretching forth our hands with the desire to teach the world the true principles of mercy and justice.

History is the land-mark by which we are directed into the true course of life.