The struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments.
KWAME NKRUMAHThe 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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There is a close connection between socio-political development.
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I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity.
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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.
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We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
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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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Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
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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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It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .
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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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In communal society, where there are virtually no class divisions, man’s productive activities on outlook and culture is less discernible. Account must be taken of the psychology of conflicting classes.
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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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Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
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Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as their own and none can keep it from them.
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Africa is one continent, one people, and one nation.
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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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