No people without a government of their own can expect to be treated on the same level as people of independent sovereign states. It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else . . .

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.

At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!

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

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.

Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.

Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism . Her earth is rich, yet the products that come from above and below the soil continue to enrich, not Africans predominantly, but groups and individuals who operate to Africa’s impoverishment.