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I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.

Kwame Nkrumah

It is far easier for the proverbial camel to pass through the needle’s eye, hump and all, than for an erstwhile colonial administration to give sound and honest counsel of a political nature to its liberated territory.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Easier Eye Giving Hump Need Pass Political Proverbial Territory
Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Ahead Believe Challenge Countrymen Dream heavy Indeed Noble Responsibility Task Yet
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Arrogate Claim Continent Country Himself Infected Non Obeyed Rule Suffer White
I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Born Country Create Happen
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Directed Expense Friendship Good Greatesness Hope Mankind Power Suspension Trust
The struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Between Classes Development General Ideologies Intellectual Movement Social Struggle Trend
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?
KWAME NKRUMAH

Achieve Courage Dare Excellence Fullest Greatness Life More
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Community Country Dominion Economy Entire Hold Nation People Potentially Recognize Territory Together
The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent
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Country Ghana Independence Liberation Meaningless
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Concept Country Desire Moving Unity Want
No people without a government of their own can expect to be treated on the same level as people of independent sovereign states.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Except Government Independent People Sovereign State Treatedm Same
I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Believe Deep Dignity Greatness Race Root Sincerely Strongly Wisdom
It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else
KWAME NKRUMAH

Anybody Better Else Far Govern Misgovern Yourself
It is an objective which when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of the aspirations of Africans and people of African descent everywhere. It will at the same time advance the triumph of the international socialist revolution.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Advance Aspiration Bring Descent Fulfilment International Objective People Revolution Socialist
Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Depth Height Judging Remember Started Success
At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
KWAME NKRUMAH

Battle Country Ended Ghana Long People Person

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