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Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery .

Kwame Nkrumah

Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
KWAME NKRUMAH

Continent Country Nation One People
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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Account Class Community Conflicting Culture Division Less Psychology Society Virtually
It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else
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Anybody Better Else Far Govern Misgovern Yourself
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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Easier Eye Giving Hump Need Pass Political Proverbial Territory
We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!
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Anymore Awakened Sleep Today World
Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
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Between Colonialism Country Decreases Gap Increase Investment Poor Rich 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
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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Clear Country Found Must Problem Unity World
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.
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Community Country Dominion Economy Entire Hold Nation People Potentially Recognize Territory Together
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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Common Culture Definition Language Nation Necessary Objective Reality Scientific Scrunnity Territory Time
But I think that of all the literature that I studied, the book that did more than any other to fire my enthusiasm was The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey published by his wife.
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Book Fire Literature Studied More Other Enthusuaim Philosophy Think
I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
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Born Country Create Happen
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
Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
KWAME NKRUMAH

Capitalism Gentlemen Method Slavery
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
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

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