It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .
KWAME NKRUMAHAt long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else
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Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.
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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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I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
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Long after i am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people
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For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
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The oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression.
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All people of African descent, whether they live in North or South America, the Caribbean, or in any part of the world are Africans and belong to the African nation.
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