Kwame Nkrumah Quotes

A collection of quotes by Kwame Nkrumah.

Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972) was a Ghanaian nationalist leader and the first prime minister and president of Ghana. He played a crucial role in leading Ghana to independence from British colonial rule in 1957, and became a prominent figure in the pan-African movement, advocating for the liberation of all African nations. Nkrumah implemented various social reforms and economic policies to modernize Ghana, emphasizing education, healthcare, and industrialization. Despite his initial popularity, his leadership became increasingly authoritarian, leading to his overthrow in a military coup in 1966. Nkrumah's legacy remains significant in Ghana and the decolonization movements of Africa.

Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as me

Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.

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It is far easier for the proverbial camel to pass through the needle's eye, hump and all, than for an erstwhile colonial administration to give sound and honest counsel of a political nature to its liberated territory.

We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranqu

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

Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on anoth

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

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.

The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign stat

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