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.
KWAME NKRUMAHDivided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in the world.
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.
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But as a Great Power whose greatness is indestructible because it is built not on fear, envy and suspicion, nor won at the expense of others, but founded on hope, trust, friendship and directed to the good of all mankind.
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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.
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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 traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
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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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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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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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The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.
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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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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.
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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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Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge.
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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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