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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.

Kwame Nkrumah

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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Abide Arise Egalitarianism Major Mean Principle Production Socialism Spontaneous
The result of neo-colonialism is that foreign capital is used for the exploitation rather than for the development of the less developed parts of the world.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Colonialism Countries Country Develop Development Exploitation Less World
At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
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Battle Country Ended Ghana Long People Person
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Community Country Dominion Economy Entire Hold Nation People Potentially Recognize Territory Together
Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .
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Colonialism Country Earth Groups Highlight Illustrate Neo Paradox
Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
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Action Blind Empty Thought
Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.
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Act Action Brought Men Revolution Think Thinking Thought
In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.
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Direct Economic Outside Policy Political Reality System
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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Concerned Death Extinguish Far Ghana Knowledge Light Long never
I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
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Born Country Create Happen
It is only the ending of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism and the attainment of world communism that can provide the conditions under which the RACE question can finally be abolished and eliminated.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Capitalism Colonialism End Imperialism Race World
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Easier Eye Giving Hump Need Pass Political Proverbial Territory
The struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Between Classes Development General Ideologies Intellectual Movement Social Struggle Trend
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Above Below Come Continue Country Earth Improvement Operate Predominantly Product
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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Account Class Community Conflicting Culture Division Less Psychology Society Virtually
Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Between Colonialism Country Decreases Gap Increase Investment Poor Rich World

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 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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