"For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent. The……" — Kwame Nkrumah
"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."
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Kwame Nkrumah
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36 Quotes by Kwame Nkrumah
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Socialism is not spontaneous. It does not arise of itself. It has abiding principles according to which the major means…
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Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
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Africa is one continent, one people, and one nation. The notion that in order to have a nation it is…
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Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious…
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The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.
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There is a close connection between socio-political development, the struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general,…
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Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery . Capitalism is…
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It is only the ending of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism and the attainment of world communism that can provide…
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It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found…
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All people of African descent, whether they live in North or South America, the Caribbean, or in any part of…
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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…
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I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity, the innate respect for human lives, the intense…
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I thought 'Out of Africa' would be a beautiful ballet.
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On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned.
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I fell in love with Africa and began helping people fix things there.
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Our foreign policy has made a wreck of this planet. I'm always in Africa... And when I go to these…
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It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to…
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The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single…
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In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more…
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Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz.…
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Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we…
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