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Kwame Nkrumah quotes

Ocupation: Former President for Life

Life: September 21, 1909 - April 27, 1972

Birthday: September 21

Death: April 27

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

Topics: Born

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Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.

Topics: Action, Blind, Empty

Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery . Capitalism is but the gentlemen's method of slavery.

Topics: Gentleman, Development, Slavery, Feudalism

Of all literature I studied, the book that did more than any other to fire my enthusiasm was Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey.

Topics: Philosophy, Book, Fire

We face neither East nor West: we face forward.

source: - Kwame Nkrumah (1972*). “Selected Speeches of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah: First President of the Republic of Ghana”

Topics: East, West, Faces

It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else

source: - Kwame Nkrumah (1957). “Autobiography”, Nelson

As far as i am concerned, i am in the knowledge that death can never extinguish the torch which i have lit in Ghana and Africa. Long after i am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people

Topics: Ghana, Light, Long, Giving Light

It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity. Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in the world.

Topics: Unity, World, Problem, Good In The World

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.

Topics: People, Claims

Africa is one continent, one people, and one nation. 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... 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.

Topics: Reality, Order, People, Objective Reality, Common Culture

The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state.

Topics: Independent, Way, Sovereign

I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity, 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, 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.

Topics: Believe, Greatness, Race, African Race

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. Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.

source: - Kwame Nkrumah (1965). “Neo-colonialism: the last stage of imperialism”, Nelson

Topics: Country, Colonialism, Development, Poor Countries, Countries Of The World

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.

Topics: Eye, Giving, Political, Proverbial

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.

source: - Kwame Nkrumah, Samuel Obeng (1997). “Selected speeches of Kwame Nkrumah”, Afram Pubns Ghana Ltd

Topics: Moving, Unity, Desire, Continental

Africa is one continent, one people and one nation

Topics: People, Continents

The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.

Topics: Influence, Force

The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist

Topics: Attitude, Men, Faces

Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started.

source: - Kwame Nkrumah (1968). “Dark days in Ghana”, Lawrence & Wishart

Topics: Success, Judging, Depth

For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent. 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.

Topics: Men, White, People, Unimaginable, African Continent

Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.

source: - Kwame Nkrumah (1965). “Consciencism”, p.33, NYU Press

Topics: Men, Thinking, Revolution

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.

Topics: Destiny, Serious, Colonialism

No people without a government of their own can expect to be treated on the same level as people of independent sovereign states. It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .

source: - Kwame Nkrumah (1957). “Ghana: the autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah”

Topics: Independent, Government, People

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.

Topics: America, People, World, South America

The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent

source: - Kwame Nkrumah (1968). “Dark days in Ghana”, Lawrence & Wishart

Topics: Ghana, Independence, Liberation, African Continent

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. The oppressed and exploited people are striving for their freedom against exploitation and suppression. Ghana must not, Ghana cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor.

Topics: Latin, Struggle, America, Linked

There is a close connection between socio-political development, the struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments. 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.

Topics: Struggle, Taken, Men, Social Class

We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!

source: - Kwame Nkrumah's first independence speech, www.myjoyonline.com. March 6, 1957.

Topics: Sleep, World, Today

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.

Topics: Race, Colonialism, World

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. In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.

Topics: Independent, Reality, Essence

Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, Marcus Garvey fought for African national and racial equality.

Topics: Long, Degradation, Conscious, Racial Equality

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. 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.

Topics: Government, People, Black, Socialist Government, All Black

At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!

source: - Kwame Nkrumah's first independence speech, www.myjoyonline.com. March 6, 1957.

Topics: Country, Ghana, Long, Beloved Country

We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.

Topics: Government, Self, Quiet, Servitude, Self-government

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.

Topics: Mean, Egalitarianism, Principles

Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge - a challenge which calls for the courage to dream, the courage to believe, the courage to dare, the courage to do, the courage to envision, the courage to fight, 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?

Topics: Dream, Believe, Responsibility, Greatness Of Man

The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.

Topics: People, Unity, Cry

Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism . 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.

source: - Kwame Nkrumah (1965). “Neo-colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism”

Topics: Colonialism, Groups, Earth, Above And Below, Groups And Individuals

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