297 Quotes About Colonialism

Within the head there's mind. Within the heart there's wisdom. Colonialists ruled the hearts of Africans. But some of them left. However, the rest control heads.

Our fellow brothers and sisters are physical free, but psychological are still slaved and colonized . That is why they always treat, serve, respect and address black and white people differently.

I remained, and went on with my dinner. I believe I was considered brutally callous. However, I did not eat much.

How can you measure progress if you don't know what it costs and who has paid for it? How can the "market" put a price on things - food, clothes, electricity, running water - when it doesn't take into account the REAL cost of production?

It seems more than a little patronizing for Westerners to lament the loss of the good old days when life in the Khumbu was so much simpler and more picturesque. Most of the people who live in this rugged country seem to have no desire to be severed from the modern world or the untidy flow of human progress. The last thing Sherpas want is to be preserved as specimens in an anthropological museum.

At the end of capitalism, which is eager to outlive its day, there is Hitler. At the end of formal humanism and philosophic renunciation, there is Hitler.

A warrior confronts colonialism with the truth in order to regenerate authenticity and recreate a life worth living and principles worth dying for. The struggle is to restore connections severed by the colonial machine. The victory is an integrated personality, a cohesive community, and the restoration of respectful and harmonious relationships.

Invaders did not stay invaders for ever. Eventually, they became no different from every other tribe or people in a land. Languages muddied, blended, surrendered. Habits were exchanged like currency, and before too long everyone saw the world the same way as everyone else. And if that way was wrong, then misery was assured, for virtually everyone, for virtually ever.

— O senhor diz isso por ser espanhol — disse Abrenuncio.— Na minha idade, e com tantos sangues cruzados, já não sei mais com certeza de onde sou — disse Delaura. — Nem quem sou.— Ninguém sabe por estes reinos — disse Abrenuncio. — E creio que precisarão de séculos para saber.