1 I do not pretend that all that white men do is properly Christianized. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, James F. Cooper, Christianity, Colonialism, Critique, 0 James F. Cooper Author · USA Copy
2 Colonial atrocities have prepared the soil; it is for socialists to sow the seeds of revolution. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Ho Chi Minh, Colonialism, Revolution, Socialism, 0 Ho Chi Minh Copy
3 Books for all the world are always foul-smelling books: the smell of small people clings to them. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Friedrich Nietzsche, Colonialism, Literature, Stereotypes, 0 Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher · Germany Copy
4 It is the white man who creates the Negro. But it is the negro who creates negritude. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, Frantz Fanon, Colonialism, Identity, Resistance., 0 Frantz Fanon Psychiatrist · Martinique Copy
5 The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, William McKinley, Assimilation, Benevolence, Colonialism, 0 William McKinley Politician · USA Copy
6 I don’t trust any country that looks around a continent and says, “Hey, I’ll take the frozen part.” Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Jon Stewart, Colonialism, Distrust, Superiority, 0 Jon Stewart Comedian · USA Copy
7 Europeans not only colonized most of the world, they colonized information about the world. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Henrik Clarke, Colonialism, Information, Power, 0 John Henrik Clarke Historian · USA Copy
8 The destruction of India’s village system was the greatest of England’s blunders. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Annie Besant, Colonialism, Impact, Rural, 0 Annie Besant Member of the London School Board · United Kingdom Copy
9 ZIGZAG, v.t. To move forward uncertainly, from side to side, as one carrying the white man’s burden. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Ambrose Bierce, Colonialism, Movement, Uncertainty, 0 Ambrose Bierce Journalist · USA Copy
10 The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Albert Schweitzer, Brotherhood, Colonialism, Superiority, 0 Albert Schweitzer Theologian · France Copy
11 An excellent introduction to the rise and fall of the British Raj, accurate, succinct, and engaging. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Stanley Wolpert, Colonialism, History, Imperialism, 0 Stanley Wolpert Historian Copy
12 There is a crisis of religious authority world wide, and there are many reasons. One is colonialism. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mark Durie, Colonialism, Crisis, Religious authority, 0 Mark Durie Pastor · Australia Copy
13 Our nonviolence vis-а-vis the British Government has been the nonviolence of the weak. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Mahatma Gandhi, Colonialism, Power, Resistance, 0 Mahatma Gandhi Lawyer and political activist · India Copy
14 What senseless violence does is to prolong the lease of life of the British or foreign rule. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Mahatma Gandhi, Colonialism, Oppression, Resistance, 0 Mahatma Gandhi Lawyer and political activist · India Copy
15 I want for India complete independence in the full English sense of that English term. Read explanation Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Mahatma Gandhi, Colonialism, Independence, Nationalism, 0 Mahatma Gandhi Lawyer and political activist · India Copy
16 Wherever wood can swim, there I am sure to find this flag of England. Read explanation Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Napoleon Bonaparte, Colonialism, Exploration, Nationalism, 0 Napoleon Bonaparte Military leader and statesman · France Copy
17 Remember that politics, colonialism, imperialism and war also originate in the human brain. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Colonialism, Politics, War, 0 Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Neuroscientist · India Copy
18 …because it is the very nature of Imperialism to turn humans into beasts. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Che Guevara, Colonialism, Dehumanization, Power, 0 Che Guevara Revolutionary · Argentina Copy
19 Missionaries are perfect nuisances and leave every place worse than they found it. Read explanation Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Dickens, Colonialism, Criticism, Impact, 0 Charles Dickens Writer · England Copy
20 Don’t walk in with a colonial mindset and say, “We know your problem and we’re going to fix it.” Read explanation Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Peter Buffett, Arrogance, Colonialism, Humility, 0 Peter Buffett Musician · USA Copy
21 Give Ireland back to the Irish, don’t make them have to take it away. Read explanation Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, Paul McCartney, Colonialism, Independence, Resistance, 0 Paul McCartney Musician · United Kingdom Copy
22 It cannot be good to tax the Americans… You will lose more than you gain. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Thomas Hutchinson, Colonialism, Economics, Politics, 0 Thomas Hutchinson Politician · England Copy
23 Tea! The English could always be pacified with it! Author, September 28, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Plaidy, Colonialism, Cultural diplomacy, Negotiation, 0 Jean Plaidy Author · England Copy
24 The white men in our colonies are too frequently the savages Author, September 27, 2023January 2, 2025, Alfred Russel Wallace, Colonialism, Oppression, Racism, 0 Alfred Russel Wallace Naturalist · England Copy
25 We must kill the savage to save the man. Author, September 21, 2023January 2, 2025, Richard Henry Pratt, Colonialism, Morality, Violence, 0 Richard Henry Pratt Military officer and educator Copy
You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind. Rajneesh Spiritual leader and guru · India
Faith makes the uplook good, the outlook bright, the inlook favorable, and the future glorious. V. Raymond Edman Christian minister and educator · USA
None but the weak crave to be better than. Strong men are satisfied with their own strength. Lillian Smith Author · USA
