Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, these men [Marcus Garvey and W. E. B. DuBois] fought for African national and racial equality. — Kwame Nkrumah

The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart. — Kwame Nkrumah

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. — Kwame Nkrumah

We prefer self–government with danger to servitude in tranquility. — Kwame Nkrumah

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

All people of African descent, whether they live in North or South America, the Caribbean, or in any part of the world are Africans and belong to the African nation. — Kwame Nkrumah

If we are to achieve revolutionary Socialism, then we must avoid any suggestion that will imply that there is any separation between the Socialist world and a ‘Third World’. — Kwame Nkrumah

Practice without thought is blind. Thought without practice is empty. — Kwame Nkrumah

The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity. — Kwame Nkrumah

We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world! — Kwame Nkrumah

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

But I think that of all the literature that I studied, the book that did more than any other to fire my enthusiasm was The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey published by his wife. — Kwame Nkrumah

Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started. — Kwame Nkrumah

I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me. — Kwame Nkrumah