It is unfortunate that we should find ourselves at this time the only disorganized group. Others have had the advantage of organization for centuries, so what seems to them unnecessary, from a racial point of view, becomes necessary to us, who have had to labor all along under the disadvantage of being scattered without a racial aim or purpose.

The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans (ed. The Majority Press, 1923) - ISBN: 9780912469249