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We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.

Kwame Nkrumah

I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity.
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Believe Deep Dignity Greatness Race Root Sincerely Strongly Wisdom
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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Another World Block Emerge Heritage Federal Government Humanity Innate Intense Respect
Long after i am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people
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After Aloft Borne Continue Dead Guidance Light Long
There is a close connection between socio-political development.
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Close Connection Development Man Political Struggle Taken
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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Common Culture Definition Language Nation Necessary Objective Reality Scientific Scrunnity Territory Time
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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Community Country Dominion Economy Entire Hold Nation People Potentially Recognize Territory Together
Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
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Continent Country Nation One People
The oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression.
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Against Exploitation Exploited Freedom Oppression Striving Suppression
Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
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Capitalism Gentlemen Method Slavery
For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent.
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Centuries Continent Country Dominated Men People White
The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
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Attitude Being Describe Face Man Socialist Towards Traditional
Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery .
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Capitalism Development Feudalism Gentleman Retirement Slavery
At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
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Battle Country Ended Ghana Long People Person
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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Abide Arise Egalitarianism Major Mean Principle Production Socialism Spontaneous
It is only the ending of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism and the attainment of world communism that can provide the conditions under which the RACE question can finally be abolished and eliminated.
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Capitalism Colonialism End Imperialism Race World
It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else
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Anybody Better Else Far Govern Misgovern Yourself
Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, these men [Marcus Garvey and W. E. B. DuBois] fought for African national and racial equality.
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Before Conscious Country Degradation Fought Long Many
Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
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Action Blind Empty Thought
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.
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Concept Country Desire Moving Unity Want
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
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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Between Classes Development General Ideologies Intellectual Movement Social Struggle Trend
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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Directed Expense Friendship Good Greatesness Hope Mankind Power Suspension Trust
We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!
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Anymore Awakened Sleep Today World
The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state.
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Independence Independent Learn Sovereign State Way
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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Arrogate Claim Continent Country Himself Infected Non Obeyed Rule Suffer White
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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Against Fortune Hand Imperialism Latin Struggle World
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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Challenge Courage Dare Envision Fight Trust

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