Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.
KWAME NKRUMAHIt 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.
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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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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All people of African descent, whether they live in North or South America, the Caribbean, or in any part of the world are Africans and belong to the African nation.
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The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
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We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in 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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Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
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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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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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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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Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
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The oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression.
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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 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 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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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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