Kwame Nkrumah Quotes

We face neither East nor West: we face forward.

Africa must unite or perish.

Self-government is our right, a thing born in us at birth.

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

Seek ye first the political kingdom and all else shall be added unto you.

It is clear we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.

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

We are going to demonstrate to the world, to the other nations, that we are prepared to lay our foundation – our own African personality.

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

We fight to free our brothers and sisters.

Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. They claim it as their own and none can keep it from them.

Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa.

The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa.

We face neither East nor West; we face forward.

We are going to see that we create a socialist society.

The secret of life is to have no fear. It’s the only way to function.

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

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

Thought without practice is empty, practice without thought is blind.

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

We are going to demonstrate to the world, to the other nations, that we are prepared to lay our foundation – our own African personality.

We are going to see that we create a socialist society.

Development aims at accelerating the economic growth and modernisation of our nation.

We know we cannot buy freedom by concessions, by capitulation.

I am ready to do my duty by any reasonable means necessary, my duty to my party, my country, and my peace.

Life does not give itself to one who tries to keep all its advantages for himself.

We must be strong, be it mentally, emotionally or economically.

Africa is merely shaking off the dust of centuries of exploitation, and it has no time to be splitting hairs.

We need to unite and act, rather than divide and talk.

We must unite now or perish together.

Our salvation lies in unity.

We are the vanguard of the African revolution; our nation is engaged in a primary stage of the African revolution.

We can only be developed by developing ourselves.

We have dark tomorrows to face, but with determination we shall face them.

We are fighting one last great fight against imperialist powers.

When men are oppressed, it’s a tragedy. When they rise up to fight, it’s a revolution.

There is no end to our potential and possibilities.

We must have no feelings of inferiority, no inferiority complex.

We must unite in order to achieve our goals.

The destiny of our country is in our hands.

It is time to bring to an end centuries of humilia

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