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.
The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty. In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.
We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
I just take it day by day, and I hope one day I can say I feel good - not just be cancer free, but just feel good. I'm just living every day to the fullest: I enjoy myself, I have fun, and I pray every day that it doesn't come back.
Warriorship does not refer to making war on others. Aggression is the source of our problems, not the solution. Warriorship is the tradition of human bravery, or the tradition of fearlessness.
aren't they the very reason I have to try to fight? Because what has been done to them is so wrong, so beyond justification, so evil that there is no choice? Because no one has the right to treat them as they have been treated?
Who then will dare to say I'm weak or timid? No, they'll say I'm loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.
To be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And the cross always entails loss.
The Vietnamese have a secret weapon. It's their willingness to die beyond our willingness to kill. In effect, they've been saying, You can kill us, but you'll have to kill a lot of us; you may have to kill all of us. And, thank heaven, we are not yet ready to do that.
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