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“The British colonial empire has done more to fight poverty than all post-war development aid combined.”

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“Then you can say: those people had a bad conscience. But perhaps those people, in that time and context, really believed this to be the best choice for their country. Regardless of its limitations the colonial world offered more opportunities and protection than indigenous governance would have done. And the post-colonial experience has taught us that those people were right!”

Colonialism Bruce Gilley British Colonialism Post Colonialism

Author:Bruce Gilley

“Many African leaders started out ostensibly modern, liberal, but began to behave more like traditional leaders- not as a leader who is part of an institutionalized political system, but as the system itself. They opened up their economy, but out of necessity; if it could no longer be obstructed. The same goes for elections: They were held to prevent civil war. The so-called “African renaissance” was only that on the surface. The leaders did not really believe in it. In reality they returned to forms of mythical, traditional governance. That is how they smashed into the wall. African tradition is irreconcilable with the modern world. Every country will have to break with it’s traditions in order to create a modern society.”

Colonialism Imperialism British Colonialism African Renaissance

Author:Bruce Gilley

“When a bunch of morons goes about robbing, killing and terrorizing, it doesn't make them great and glorious, it only makes them a second-rate lifeform.”

Oppression Imperialism British Empire British History Divide And Conquer British Imperialism East India Company British Colonialism Divide And Rule

Book:Making Britain Civilized: How to Gain Readmission to The Human Race

Source: Making Britain Civilized: How to Gain Readmission to The Human Race

“Cromer, the British consul general, believed that providing subsidized education was not the province of government, and he also believed that education could foster dangerous nationalist sentiments.”

Education Colonialism Egypt British Colonialism

Book:Women and Gender in Islam

Source: Women and Gender in Islam

“The restrictions [Lord Cromer] placed on government schools and his raising of school fees held back girls’ education as well as boys’. He also discouraged the training of women doctors. Under the British, the School for Hakimas, which had given women as many years of medical training as the men received in the School of Medicine, was restricted to midwifery.”

Education Medicine Women Empowerment Colonialism Women S Rights British Colonialism

Book:Women and Gender in Islam

Source: Women and Gender in Islam

“Ne soyons plus anglais ni français ni allemands. Soyons européens. Ne soyons plus européens, soyons hommes. - Soyons l'humanité. Il nous reste à abdiquer un dernier égoïsme : la patrie.”

Europe Humanité Homme Nationalité Patrie Fraternité

Book:Choses vues 1849-1885

Source: Choses vues 1849-1885

“C'est des hommes et d'eux seulement qu'il faut avoir peur, toujours.”

Humanité Chagrin Homme Peur Blessures

Book:Voyage au bout de la nuit

Source: Voyage au bout de la nuit

“Il faut trois secondes à l'homme pour être géniteur, mais être père c'est une toute autre aventure.”

Parent Amour Homme Enfant Père Aventure Fils Géniteur

Book:L'Evangile au risque de la psychanalyse, tome 1 (Points essais)

Source: L'Evangile au risque de la psychanalyse, tome 1 (Points essais)

“L´homme se croit un héros, toujours comme l´enfant. L´homme aime la guerre, la chasse, la pêche, les motos, les autos, comme l´enfant. Quand il dort, ca se voit, et on aime les hommes comme ca, les femmes. Il ne faut passe mentir là-dessus. On aime les hommes innocents, cruels, on aime les chasseurs, les guerriers, on aime les enfants.”

Book:Practicalities

Source: Practicalities

“Il est notoire que les hommes les plus remarquables sont aussi les plus modestes, les moins soucieux de l'opinion qu'on a d'eux.”

Book:The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception

Source: The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception