I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
KWAME NKRUMAHAfrica is one continent, one people and one nation
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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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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Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in 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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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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A challenge which calls for the courage to dream, the courage to believe, the courage to dare, the courage to do, the courage to envision, the courage to fight.
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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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In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.
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Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .
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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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The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
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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 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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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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It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .
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For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent.
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