Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence."Malcolm X
"Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner unless you eat some of what's on that plate."Malcolm X
"We cannot build on weak foundations; we must start with truth."Malcolm X
"Question every institution, every rule, every claim of authority."Malcolm X
"A movement without philosophy is just motion without meaning."Malcolm X
"African socialism must not be confused with Marxism"Kwame Nkrumah
"The land belongs to the community, not to individuals"Kwame Nkrumah
"The masses are the makers of history"Kwame Nkrumah
"The only religion of India is secularism."Jawaharlal Nehru
"Our philosophy must be rooted in African values, not European imitation"Kwame Nkrumah
"Culture is the foundation of every nation."Jomo Kenyatta
"Philosophy teaches us to question everything, including ourselves."Jomo Kenyatta
"My Marx, my priest."Che Guevara
"I have come to understand it as the only doctrine capable of bringing about the liberation of men and women."Che Guevara
"The philosophy of a nation is reflected in its laws and institutions."Indira Gandhi
"Philosophy should not be merely academic; it must address the real problems of real people."Julius Nyerere
"Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour."Fidel Castro
"We must think like men of action and act like men of thought."Fidel Castro
"Philosophy without action is mere speculation."Fidel Castro
"The suffragette is not a criminal but a conscience made visible."Emmeline Pankhurst
"I have dedicated my life to proving that women are not inferior, merely oppressed."Emmeline Pankhurst
"I am not ashamed of our methods; I am ashamed that they were necessary."Emmeline Pankhurst
"I believe that patience with injustice is a luxury only the privileged can afford."Emmeline Pankhurst
"I have dedicated my life to the principle that women's freedom is indivisible from human freedom."Emmeline Pankhurst
"We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that."Jawaharlal Nehru
"The only real revolution is in the mind of man."Jawaharlal Nehru
"The mind is the greatest weapon and the greatest prison."Jawaharlal Nehru
"The power of ideas is greater than the power of arms."Kwame Nkrumah
"We must reject the false gods of materialism and consumerism."Kwame Nkrumah
"The spirit of Ubuntu - I am because we are - must guide all our dealings."Jomo Kenyatta