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 NKRUMAHCapitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery .
More Kwame Nkrumah Quotes
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The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
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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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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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At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
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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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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.
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But as a Great Power whose greatness is indestructible because it is built not on fear, envy and suspicion, nor won at the expense of others, but founded on hope, trust, friendship and directed to the good of all mankind.
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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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Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .
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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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I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
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Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
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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.
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Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
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The total liberation and unification of Africa under an All-African Socialist Government must be the primary objective of all Black revolutionaries throughout the world.
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