We face neither East nor West: we face forward.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of looking ahead and being future-oriented rather than being limited by past divisions or geographical orientations.
Kwame Nkrumah's quote 'We face neither East nor West: we face forward' suggests a commitment to progress and unity that transcends geographic and ideological boundaries. By focusing on the future rather than being divided by traditional East-West dichotomies, it encourages individuals and societies to pursue forward-thinking solutions and collective advancement.
In practice
During a leadership seminar, to inspire delegates about the importance of innovation.
As far as i am concerned, i am in the knowledge that death can never extinguish the torch which i have lit in Ghana and Africa. Long after i am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people
It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity. Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in the world.
At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
There is a close connection between socio-political development, the struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments. In communal society, where there are virtually no class divisions, man's productive activities on outlook and culture is less discernible. Account must be taken of the psychology of conflicting classes.
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We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
Are we at last brought to such an humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?
Covering the civil-rights movement was a mind- and eye-opener for me. Houston was a segregated society, as was Texas as a whole - some of it by law, a lot of it by fear and tradition. But there was no violence where I lived, and if there was hate, it was either concealed from me or I just didn't recognize it.
There is nothing I can do to undo what I did. I can only say again how sorry I am to those I let down and then strive to go forward with a greater sense of humility and purpose, and with gratitude to those who stood with me during a very difficult chapter in my life.
Women are strong. We can do it all. But not always at the same time.
Freedom from fear and injustice and oppression will be ours only in the measure that men who value such freedom are ready to sustain its possession - to defend it against every thrust from within or without.
There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.
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