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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.

Marcus Garvey

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Marcus Garvey is saying that our basic identity is given by God and the natural world, but it is through our own creativity and effort that we shape our future selves. He advises us to aim as high as the universe and divine power allow, using the concept of eternity as the standard for our goals.

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