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“It must be clearly explained to the rebel that he must on no account be blindfolded by the enemy's concessions. [...] concessions are the cloak for a tighter rein. [...] colonialism never gives anything away for nothing. [...] Moreover, the native ought to realize that it is not colonialism that grants such concessions, but he himself that extorts them. [...] If need be the native can accept compromise with colonialism, but never surrender of principle.”

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“Colonialism hardly ever exploits the whole of a country. It contents itself with bringing to light the natural resources, which it extracts, and exports to meet the needs of the mother country's industries, thereby allowing certain sectors of the colony to become relatively rich. But the rest of the colony follows its path of under-development and poverty, or at all events sinks into it more deeply.”

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“The basic confrontation which seemed to be colonialism versus anti-colonialism, indeed capitalism versus socialism, is already losing its importance. What matters today, the issue which blocks the horizon, is the need for a redistribution of wealth. Humanity will have to address this question, no matter how devastating the consequences may be.”

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