No people without a government of their own can expect to be treated on the same level as people of independent sovereign states.
KWAME NKRUMAHThe 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.
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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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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The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.
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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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Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
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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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There is a close connection between socio-political development.
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We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
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I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity.
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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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It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else
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Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .
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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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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 independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent
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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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