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.
KWAME NKRUMAHIt 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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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…
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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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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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Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
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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.
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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 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 independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent
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