For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent.
KWAME NKRUMAHWe prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
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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 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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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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I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
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Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.
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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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There is a close connection between socio-political development.
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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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We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
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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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Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
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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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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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