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It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else

Kwame Nkrumah

It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .
KWAME NKRUMAH

Anybody Beter Else Free Govern Misgoverm Yourself
Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Ahead Believe Challenge Countrymen Dream heavy Indeed Noble Responsibility Task Yet
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
Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Between Colonialism Country Decreases Gap Increase Investment Poor Rich World
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
Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Action Blind Empty Thought
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
We 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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Concept Country Desire Moving Unity Want
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
Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
KWAME NKRUMAH

Continent Country Nation One People
Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Depth Height Judging Remember Started Success
The oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Against Exploitation Exploited Freedom Oppression Striving Suppression
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
The community of economic life is the major feature within a nation, and it is the economy which holds together the people living in a territory. It is on this basis that the new Africans recognise themselves as potentially one nation, whose dominion is the entire African continent.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Community Country Dominion Economy Entire Hold Nation People Potentially Recognize Territory Together
Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Capitalism Gentlemen Method Slavery
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 NKRUMAH

Colonialism Destiny Grip Master Own Serious State Threat World

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