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

The community of economic life is the major feature within a nation, and it is the economy which holds together the people living in a territory. It is on this basis that the new Africans recognise themselves as potentially one nation, whose dominion is the entire African continent.

There is a close connection between socio-political development.

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.

The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.

No people without a government of their own can expect to be treated on the same level as people of independent sovereign states.

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

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.

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.

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.

The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent

The struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments.

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?

Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.

Socialism is not spontaneous. It does not arise of itself. It has abiding principles according to which the major means of production and distribution ought to be socialised if exploitation of the many by the few is to be prevented; if, that is to say, egalitarianism in the economy is to be protected.

The oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression.

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.

You believe in God, then you don’t believe anymore and when you have a big problem, you pray anyway.

Republicans are as capable of coming up with great ideas and moving this country along as anyone – they just don’t do it.

I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.

Until you came along I never dated anyone this low on the food chain.

People don’t buy records anymore. I don’t know how people can support themselves.

I contemplated my greed for peace. And I did not seek tranquillity anymore.

It really doesn’t matter to me what people say about me anymore.

It’s wearing spiritual clothing and spiritual concepts, but it is really no different than a drunk in the gutter who doesn’t want to feel the pain anymore.