“Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .”

Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started.

At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!

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.

We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!

It is an objective which when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of the aspirations of Africans and people of African descent everywhere. It will at the same time advance the triumph of the international socialist revolution.

It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .

Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery .

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…

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.

The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist

The fortunes of the African revolution are closely linked with the world-wide struggle against imperialism. It does not matter where the battle erupts, be it in Africa, Asia or Latin America, the master-mind and master-hand at work are the same.

I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity.

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.

Her earth is rich, yet the products that come from above and below the soil continue to enrich, not Africans predominantly, but groups and individuals who operate to Africa’s impoverishment.

Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.

We face neither East nor West: we face forward.

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.

Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.

A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace.

Colonialism bred an innate arrogance, but when you undertake that sort of imperial adventure, that arrogance gives way to a feeling of accommodativeness. You take pride in your openness.

That has a particular history and I think we rather lost it in the 19th Century, we became so much part of empire and colonialism.

We are a muslim country. We don’t know something called colonialism and political parties.

The Soviets held to the tradition of colonialism. They raped the country and killed many people. But they also built dams, electrical power plants, streets, and technical schools.

Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies.