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The fortunes of the African revolution are closely linked with the world-wide struggle against imperialism. It does not matter where the battle erupts, be it in Africa, Asia or Latin America, the master-mind and master-hand at work are the same.

Kwame Nkrumah

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
I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Born Country Create Happen
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 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
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
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
Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, these men [Marcus Garvey and W. E. B. DuBois] fought for African national and racial equality.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Before Conscious Country Degradation Fought Long Many
Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
KWAME NKRUMAH

Continent Country Nation One People
Africa is one continent, one people, and one nation.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Continent Country Nation One Order People Reality
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
There is a close connection between socio-political development.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Close Connection Development Man Political Struggle Taken
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
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
No people without a government of their own can expect to be treated on the same level as people of independent sovereign states.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Except Government Independent People Sovereign State Treatedm Same
In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Direct Economic Outside Policy Political Reality System
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

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