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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

We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
KWAME NKRUMAH

East Faces Forward Neither West
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 Better Else Far Govern Misgovern Yourself
The struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Between Classes Development General Ideologies Intellectual Movement Social Struggle Trend
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Challenge Courage Dare Envision Fight Trust
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 oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Against Exploitation Exploited Freedom Oppression Striving Suppression
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 courage to work, the courage to achieve – to achieve the highest excellencies and the fullest greatness of man. Dare we ask for more in life?
KWAME NKRUMAH

Achieve Courage Dare Excellence Fullest Greatness Life More
The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Apart Force Greater Influence Keep Superimpose Unite
Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Against Country Neutral Not Oppressed Struggle
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Abide Arise Egalitarianism Major Mean Principle Production Socialism Spontaneous
The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Colonialism Essence Independent Outward Reality State Subject Theory Trapping
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Another Best Claim Freedom Gift Now People Something
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
Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in the world.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Become Could Country Divide Force Good Greatest Weak World

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