We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
KWAME NKRUMAHThere is a close connection between socio-political development.
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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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It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else
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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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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.
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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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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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The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
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Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
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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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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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The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.
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The courage to work, the courage to achieve – to achieve the highest excellencies and the fullest greatness of man. Dare we ask for more in life?
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There is a close connection between socio-political development.
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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.
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