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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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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For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent.
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The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state.
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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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Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
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In communal society, where there are virtually no class divisions, man’s productive activities on outlook and culture is less discernible. Account must be taken of the psychology of conflicting classes.
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Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
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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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There is a close connection between socio-political development.
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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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The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent
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The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.
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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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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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Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in the world.
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