The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty.
KWAME NKRUMAHInvestment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
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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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Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .
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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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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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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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The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.
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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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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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I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity.
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Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in the world.
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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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Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.
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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 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.
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