78 result(s) for Kwame Nkrumah Quotes.
"We face neither East nor West: we face forward."
"Revolutions are brought about not by the pedigree of the rulers, but by the capacity of the ruled."
"Thought without constructive action becomes empty idealism; action without the guidance of thought is aimless."
"I am a Marxist, a Leninist and a follower of the teachings of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Stalin."
"Without political union there can be no stability and no security."
"Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift."
"I am not African because I am born in Africa but because Africa is born in me."
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"Reform is not enough."
"The best way of learning about anything is by doing."
"We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African 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."
"A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny."
"Revolutions are not made; they come. A revolution is as natural a growth as an oak. It comes out of the past. Its foundations are laid far back."
"The only alternative to coexistence is co-destruction."
"Unite we must. Without necessarily sacrificing our sovereignties, we must forge a political union based on defense, foreign affairs, and diplomacy."
"The least of our problems is that the sun has set on our empire."
"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 socialized 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."
"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."
"Overwhelming prosperity and peace are available to us when tyranny and exploitation [have] been liquidated from our shores."
"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."
"Change is the basic law of life. To refuse to change is to accept death."
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"Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought."
"Thought without practice is empty, practice without thought is blind."
"We know that the battle is not over. We know that the interim period is not the end."
"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."
"Africa is one continent, one people, and one nation."
"Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as it should be, as their own."
"Socialism can only be achieved through class struggle."
"Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism."
"People of Africa, we must work together to fulfill the promise of Africa."
"Thought without action is empty, action without thought is blind."
"I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me."
"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."
"Seek ye first the political kingdom, and all other things shall be added unto you."
"Development is not possible without the existence of social justice."
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"We must unite now or perish."
"Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of the African continent."
"Our independence is not for the purpose of domination over others, but for the betterment and advancement of our people."
"Thought without practice is empty and practice without thought is blind."
"We must unite in order that we may be free."
"Action without thought is nothing, thought without action is nothing."
"It is far better to set a goal which is too high than to settle for a restriction on achievement."
"The best is not yet; the worst is over."
"United, we are still invincible and unbeatable."
"Seek ye first the political kingdom and all other things shall be added unto you."
"We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility."
"Providence, they say, looks after children and idiots. This is true. But it cannot do so unless children and idiots provide providence with the necessary opportunity."
"Thought without practice is empty, and practice without thought is blind."
"I am rededicating myself anew to the service of Nkrumah and Africa."
"We have the blessing of the wealth of the country. We do not need the wealth of others, but must use it to develop ourselves."
"Africa needs a new type of citizen, a dedicated, modest, honest and informed man. A man who submerges self in service to the nation and mankind. A man who abhors greed and detests vanity. A new type of man whose humility is his strength and whose integrity is his greatness."
"Secrecy, in any institution, should ring alarm bells. Transparency, I say, now and forever more!"
"Development is not a gift. It is a necessity."
"Revolutions are brought about by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought."
"Consciousness is inherent in man."
"Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as their right and it comes only through their efforts."
"Fighters for peace can be divided into two classes: those who choose to bear arms or those who choose to bear the cross."
"Action is the only means of progress."
"We face neither East nor West; we face forward."
"Seek ye first the political kingdom and all else shall be added unto you."
"Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
"Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge."
"Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind."
"The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart."
"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."
"I am not African because I was born in Africa, but because Africa was born in me."
"It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else."
"Thought without practice is empty, and action without thought is blind."
"The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state."
"We know that the total liberation of Africa is the final objective of every African. That is why, no African can be truly free until all its people are free."
"It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity."
"We face the future with confidence, knowing that the sun will rise again in the morning."
"The level of our development is to be measured not by our progress in science, industry or engineering, but by the extent to which we have achieved social justice and the protection of the individual from unjust repression."
"Control your destiny or someone else will."
"Africa needs a new type of citizen, a dedicated, modest, honest, informed man. A man who submerges self in service to the nation and mankind. A man who abhors greed and detests vanity. A new type of man whose humility is his strength and whose integrity is his greatness."
"Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started."
"Action without learning is inappropriate and learning without action is tedious."
"Thought without practice is empty and action without thought is blind."
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