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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 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 masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Cry Masses People Unity
We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!
KWAME NKRUMAH

Anymore Awakened Sleep Today World
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
All people of African descent, whether they live in North or South America, the Caribbean, or in any part of the world are Africans and belong to the African nation.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Believe Caribbean Country North Part People Person World
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
In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Direct Economic Outside Policy Political Reality System
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
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
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
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
the innate respect for human lives, the intense humanity that is our heritage, the African race, united under one federal government, will emerge not as just another world bloc to flaunt its wealth and strength.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Another World Block Emerge Heritage Federal Government Humanity Innate Intense Respect
I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Born Country Create Happen
For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Centuries Continent Country Dominated Men People White
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
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
We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
KWAME NKRUMAH

East Faces Forward Neither West
Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Capitalism Gentlemen Method Slavery
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
Africa is one continent, one people, and one nation.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Continent Country Nation One Order People Reality
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
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
The result of neo-colonialism is that foreign capital is used for the exploitation rather than for the development of the less developed parts of the world.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Colonialism Countries Country Develop Development Exploitation Less World
Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Act Action Brought Men Revolution Think Thinking Thought
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
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
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.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Above Below Come Continue Country Earth Improvement Operate Predominantly Product

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