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10 Dec, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Man's first duty to himself is to discover himself. Who am I here? What is expected of me by my creator? Man in our world is a supreme being, and he owes no obligation to anybody or anything but the source that created him - a source that doesn't not interfere with him,
but expects from him the acts of man - that source we call God. Outside of that source he has an absolute power that can not successfully be challenged. Yet so many of us, and particularly members of our race, fail to realise this great responsibility that goes with power.
We must stand on our own two feet, and face all challenges, circumvent the evils that necessarily will beset us, overcome the obstacles, and push forward to our goal. This my dear friend is the job of real men & women in a world of alien opposition, determined to hold us back.
Live up to God's expectation of us, as his children and enjoy the fullness of this earth while we are here.

- Most Hon. Marcus Garvey

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