Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge.
KWAME NKRUMAHAfrica is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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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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Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.
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We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!
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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.
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The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.
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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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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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Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery .
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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.
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There is a close connection between socio-political development.
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We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
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In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.
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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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I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
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Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .
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