27 quotes
The independence of Ghana is meaningless until it is linked to the total liberation of Africa.
Seek ye first the political kingdom and all things shall be added unto you.
Never in the history of the world has an alien ruler granted self-rule to a people on a silver platter.
The neo-colonialism of today represents imperialism in its final and perhaps its most dangerous stage.
Neo-Colonialism, The Last Stage of Imperialism (1965)
Capitalism is too complicated a system for a newly independent nation. Hence the need for a socialistic society.
The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah (1957)
The critical study of the philosophies of the past should lead to the study of modern theories. For these latter, born of the fire of contemporary struggles, are militant and alive.
"I prefer freedom in danger than servitude in tranquility"
Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare (1968)
The difference between myself and Castro is that I am not aligned and he is; I am a socialist and he is a communist.
Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism just as feudalism is a development by refinement from slavery. … Capitalism is but the gentleman's method of slavery.
I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.
Always be the servant of the people.
Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare (1968)
The only effective way to challenge this economic empire and to recover possession of our heritage, is for us to act on a Pan-African basis, through a Union Government.
Neo-Colonialism, The Last Stage of Imperialism (1965)
To the true African journalist, his newspaper is a collective organizer, a collective instrument of mobilization and a collective educator—a weapon, first and foremost, to overthrow colonialism and imperialism and to assist total African independence and unity.
For freedom is not a commodity which is ‘given to the enslaved upon demand. It is a precious reward, the shining trophy of struggle and sacrifice. Nor do the struggle and sacrifice cease with the attainment of freedom.
Africa Must Unite (1963)
The less developed world will not become developed through the goodwill or generosity of the developed powers. It can only become developed through a struggle against the external forces which have a vested interest in keeping it undeveloped.
Neo-Colonialism, The Last Stage of Imperialism (1965)
The guerrilla is the masses in arms.
Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare (1968)
"It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else.” Source: “I Speak of Freedom: A Statement of African Ideology,” by Kwame Nkrumah.
A state can be said to be a neo-colonialist or client state if it is independent de jure and dependent de facto. It is a state where political power lies in the conservative forces of the former colony and where economic power remains under the control of international finance capital.
Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare (1968)
" We face neither East nor West; we face forward.” Source: “Kwame Nkrumah: The Conakry Years,” by June Milne.
The three essential components of neo-colonialism are:
1. Economic exploitation
2. Puppet governments and client states
3. Military assistance
4. Economic "aid."
Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare (1968)