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.
KWAME NKRUMAHWe 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.
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
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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
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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.
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There is a close connection between socio-political development.
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At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
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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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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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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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Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.
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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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Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
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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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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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It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else
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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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Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
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The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent
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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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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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It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.
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We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!
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Africa is one continent, one people, and one nation.
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The oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression.
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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.
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Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started.
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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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