“Many people do not know that Jesus did not speak Latin or English or Hebrew; he spoke Aramaic. But nobody knows that language. So we're talking about the Bible itself being a translation of a translation of a translation. And, in reality, it has affected people's lives in history.” PeopleKnowsRealityJesusSpeakLanguageTalkingSpokesAffectedLatinTranslationsNobody KnowsHebrew Author:Ngugi wa Thiong'o
“You get another person who operates only in an African language and there are many persons who operate only in African languages; he or she is excluded from all the goodies that come with English. And even in terms of justice, law codes, the legal system. A person who does not know English in Africa is excluded from that system because he can only operate through acts of translation.” KnowsPersonsDoeLawLanguageTermJusticeCodeTranslationsExcludedLegal System Author:Ngugi wa Thiong'o
“Why did Africa let Europe cart away millions of Africa's souls from the continent to the four corners of the wind? How could Europe lord it over a continent ten times its size? Why does needy Africa continue to let its wealth meet the needs of those outside its borders and then follow behind with hands outstretched for a loan of the very wealth it let go? How did we arrive at this, that the best leader is the one that knows how to beg for a share of what he has already given away at the price of a broken tool? Where is the future of Africa?” KnowsNeedsDoeSoulHandsGivenWealthBehindsLeaderLordMillionsKnow HowFourShareWindBrokenTenLetting GoEuropeToolsSizeCornersBordersContinentsLoanNeedyCartsBest Leader Author:Ngugi wa Thiong'o