56 Quotes by Kwame Nkrumah

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.

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

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

its concern was based on the fact that such disputes continued to retard development and progress, resulting in increased poverty among the people.

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

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.

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.

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

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