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For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent.

Kwame Nkrumah

The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
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Attitude Being Describe Face Man Socialist Towards Traditional
Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery .
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Capitalism Development Feudalism Gentleman Retirement Slavery
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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Depth Height Judging Remember Started Success
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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Arrogate Claim Continent Country Himself Infected Non Obeyed Rule Suffer White
We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
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East Faces Forward Neither West
Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
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Capitalism Gentlemen Method Slavery
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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Directed Expense Friendship Good Greatesness Hope Mankind Power Suspension Trust
It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .
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Anybody Beter Else Free Govern Misgoverm Yourself
It is only the ending of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism and the attainment of world communism that can provide the conditions under which the RACE question can finally be abolished and eliminated.
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Capitalism Colonialism End Imperialism Race World
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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Book Fire Literature Studied More Other Enthusuaim Philosophy Think
Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.
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Against Country Neutral Not Oppressed Struggle
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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Another Best Claim Freedom Gift Now People Something
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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Another World Block Emerge Heritage Federal Government Humanity Innate Intense Respect
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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Challenge Courage Dare Envision Fight Trust
In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.
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Direct Economic Outside Policy Political Reality System
Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
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Between Colonialism Country Decreases Gap Increase Investment Poor Rich World

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