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Long after i am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people

Kwame Nkrumah

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
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Believe Caribbean Country North Part People Person World
Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Capitalism Gentlemen Method Slavery
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
We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Danger Government Quiet Self Servitude Tranquility
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Another World Block Emerge Heritage Federal Government Humanity Innate Intense Respect
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Concerned Death Extinguish Far Ghana Knowledge Light Long never
The total liberation and unification of Africa under an All-African Socialist Government must be the primary objective of all Black revolutionaries throughout the world.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Black Country Government Liberation Objective People Primary Revolution Socialist Total Unification
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
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Abide Arise Egalitarianism Major Mean Principle Production Socialism Spontaneous
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…
KWAME NKRUMAH

Common Culture Definition Language Nation Necessary Objective Reality Scientific Scrunnity Territory Time
The oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Against Exploitation Exploited Freedom Oppression Striving Suppression
It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Clear Country Found Must Problem Unity World
We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
KWAME NKRUMAH

East Faces Forward Neither West
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Against Fortune Hand Imperialism Latin Struggle World
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

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