Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, these men [Marcus Garvey and W. E. B. DuBois] fought for African national and racial equality.
KWAME NKRUMAHDivided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in the world.
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
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I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
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the innate respect for human lives, the intense humanity that is our heritage, the African race, united under one federal government, will emerge not as just another world bloc to flaunt its wealth and strength.
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The oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression.
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Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in the world.
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In communal society, where there are virtually no class divisions, man’s productive activities on outlook and culture is less discernible. Account must be taken of the psychology of conflicting classes.
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Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started.
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Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as their own and none can keep it from them.
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It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .
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The notion that in order to have a nation it is necessary for there to be a common language, a common territory and common culture has failed to stand the test of time or the scrutiny of scientific definition of objective reality…
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The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty.
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It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.
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We all want a United Africa, United not only in our concept of what unity connotes, but united in our common desire to move forward together in dealing with all the problems that can best be solved only on a continental basis.
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At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
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It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else
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