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.
KWAME NKRUMAHRevolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.
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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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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 struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments.
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At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
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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 far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .
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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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For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent.
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Africa is one continent, one people, and one nation.
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I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity.
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Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
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We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
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The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state.
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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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Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
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