Kwame Nkrumah Quotations

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Africa is one continent, one people and one nation

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

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.