The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
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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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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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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We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
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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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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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Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.
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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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Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
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We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
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The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.
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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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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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Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
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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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Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
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