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.
KWAME NKRUMAHCapitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery .
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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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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We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!
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No people without a government of their own can expect to be treated on the same level as people of independent sovereign states.
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We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
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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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The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
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Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
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Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.
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Africa is one continent, one people, and one nation.
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It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.
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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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Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
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The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent
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The oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression.
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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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