Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge.
KWAME NKRUMAHLong 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.
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent.
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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 masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.
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We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
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Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
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Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
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Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .
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As far as i am concerned, i am in the knowledge that death can never extinguish the torch which i have lit in Ghana and Africa.
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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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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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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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Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
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Long after i am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people
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The struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments.
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The courage to work, the courage to achieve – to achieve the highest excellencies and the fullest greatness of man. Dare we ask for more in life?
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