It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .
KWAME NKRUMAHSocialism is not spontaneous. It does not arise of itself. It has abiding principles according to which the major means of production and distribution ought to be socialised if exploitation of the many by the few is to be prevented; if, that is to say, egalitarianism in the economy is to be protected.
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
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The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.
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The total liberation and unification of Africa under an All-African Socialist Government must be the primary objective of all Black revolutionaries throughout the world.
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At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
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Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
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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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Africa is one continent, one people, and one nation.
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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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A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace.
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The result of neo-colonialism is that foreign capital is used for the exploitation rather than for the development of the less developed parts of the world.
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Socialism is not spontaneous. It does not arise of itself. It has abiding principles according to which the major means of production and distribution ought to be socialised if exploitation of the many by the few is to be prevented; if, that is to say, egalitarianism in the economy is to be protected.
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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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Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .
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The white man arrogated to himself the right to rule and to be obeyed by the non-white; his mission, he claimed, was to “civilize” Africa. Under this cloak, the Europeans robbed the continent of vast riches and inflicted unimaginable suffering on the African people.
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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.
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We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
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But as a Great Power whose greatness is indestructible because it is built not on fear, envy and suspicion, nor won at the expense of others, but founded on hope, trust, friendship and directed to the good of all mankind.
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Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.
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Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
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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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The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.
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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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I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity.
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We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
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Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge.
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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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