It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.
KWAME NKRUMAHLong after i am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
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For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent.
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Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.
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Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .
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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.
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But I think that of all the literature that I studied, the book that did more than any other to fire my enthusiasm was The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey published by his wife.
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I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
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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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There is a close connection between socio-political development.
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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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We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
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The result of neo-colonialism is that foreign capital is used for the exploitation rather than for the development of the less developed parts of the world.
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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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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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