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> [“As once-colonized nations seek to stand on their own, the countries once denuded of their past seek to assert their independent identities through the objects that tie them to it. The demand for restitution is a way to reclaim history,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-waxman/as-once-colonized-nations-seek-to-stand-on-their-own-the-countries/)

Sharon Waxman

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> [“I used to wonder: Do only ignorant laypeople gaze on the colossal bust of Ramses II at the British Museum and ask themselves how it ended up there? Is it only the unschooled visitor who looks at the soaring column…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-waxman/i-used-to-wonder-do-only-ignorant-laypeople-gaze-on-the-colossal-bust/)

Sharon Waxman

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## More by Sharon Waxman

> [“As once-colonized nations seek to stand on their own, the countries once denuded of their past seek to assert their independent identities through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-waxman/as-once-colonized-nations-seek-to-stand-on-their-own-the-countries/)

Sharon Waxman

> [“I used to wonder: Do only ignorant laypeople gaze on the colossal bust of Ramses II at the British Museum and ask themselves how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-waxman/i-used-to-wonder-do-only-ignorant-laypeople-gaze-on-the-colossal-bust/)

Sharon Waxman

> [“As cultural politics change, museums change with them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-waxman/as-cultural-politics-change-museums-change-with-them/)

Sharon Waxman

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