It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .
KWAME NKRUMAH
Her earth is rich, yet the products that come from above and below the soil continue to enrich, not Africans predominantly, but groups and individuals who operate to Africa’s impoverishment.
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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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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It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.
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At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
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Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
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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.
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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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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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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 independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent
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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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I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
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For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent.
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Long after i am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people
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Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
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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.
KWAME NKRUMAH