Kwame Nkrumah

We have been too long subject to the machinations of the imperialists.

The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.

The rich nations must give up their comforts to help the poor nations.

The evil of capitalism is that it uses man as a means to an end, not an end in himself.

Without the complete liberation and unification of Africa, the struggle for socialism cannot succeed.

The African personality is a concept that must be given concrete expression.

The struggle for freedom is not over until Africa is free.

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

The masses are the only true makers of history.

We must unite now or perish.

The greatest weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.

There is no such thing as a small independent state in Africa. We are either united or we are nothing.

The strength of a nation is not in its military might but in the unity of its people.

We have a choice: either to unite and survive, or to remain divided and be conquered.

The true liberation of Africa must be economic as well as political.

It is only a united Africa that can provide the necessary framework for the full expression of the African personality.

We must create our own institutions, our own forms of government, our own culture.

The greatest asset of Africa is its people.

The development of Africa can only be achieved through socialism.

The colonialists are not going to give us freedom on a silver platter.