Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started.
KWAME NKRUMAHthe 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 struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments.
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The fortunes of the African revolution are closely linked with the world-wide struggle against imperialism. It does not matter where the battle erupts, be it in Africa, Asia or Latin America, the master-mind and master-hand at work are the same.
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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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Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.
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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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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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Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery .
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The notion that in order to have a nation it is necessary for there to be a common language, a common territory and common culture has failed to stand the test of time or the scrutiny of scientific definition of objective reality…
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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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Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
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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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It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else
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We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
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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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I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity.
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