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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

Nature

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Marcus Garvey is saying that our basic identity is given by a higher power and the natural world, but it is through our own creativity and effort that we shape our future selves. He advises aiming as high as possible, using divine and infinite standards as the ultimate goals for our growth.

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