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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

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
The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Independence Independent Learn Sovereign State Way
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Account Class Community Conflicting Culture Division Less Psychology Society Virtually
It is an objective which when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of the aspirations of Africans and people of African descent everywhere. It will at the same time advance the triumph of the international socialist revolution.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Advance Aspiration Bring Descent Fulfilment International Objective People Revolution Socialist
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
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
The oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Against Exploitation Exploited Freedom Oppression Striving Suppression
I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Born Country Create Happen
Long after i am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people
KWAME NKRUMAH

After Aloft Borne Continue Dead Guidance Light Long
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
The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
KWAME NKRUMAH

Attitude Being Describe Face Man Socialist Towards Traditional
The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Cry Masses People Unity
At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
KWAME NKRUMAH

Battle Country Ended Ghana Long People Person
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 only the ending of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism and the attainment of world communism that can provide the conditions under which the RACE question can finally be abolished and eliminated.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Capitalism Colonialism End Imperialism Race 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

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