We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!
KWAME NKRUMAHInvestment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
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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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It is far easier for the proverbial camel to pass through the needle’s eye, hump and all, than for an erstwhile colonial administration to give sound and honest counsel of a political nature to its liberated territory.
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Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
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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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Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.
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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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But I think that of all the literature that I studied, the book that did more than any other to fire my enthusiasm was The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey published by his wife.
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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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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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Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.
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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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Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery .
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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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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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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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