We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery, for though others may free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. Mind is our only ruler; sovereign.

Marcus Garvey
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  1. If you haven't confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.

  2. 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.

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

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

  5. I regard the Klan, the Anglo-Saxon clubs and White American societies, as far as the Negro is concerned, as better friends of the race than all other groups of hypocritical whites put together.

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