“The colonialist's existence is so closely aligned with that of the colonized that he will never be able to overcome the argument… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
“To be sure, the church has greatly assisted the colonialist; backing his ventures, helping his conscience, contributing to the acceptance of colonization even by… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
“Colonized painting, for instance, is balanced between poles. From excessive submission to Europe resulting in depersonalization, it passes to such a violent return to… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
There is a strange kind of tragic enigma associated with the problem of racism. No one, or almost no one, wishes to see themselves… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
“Conquest occurred through violence, and over-expolitation and oppression necessitate continued violence, so the army is present. There would be no contradiction in that, if… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
“Every colonial nation carries carries the seeds of a fascist temptation in its bossom. What is fascism if not a regime of oppression for… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
“Nothing could better justify the colonizer's privileged position than industry, and nothing could better justify tge colonised 's destitution than his laziness. The mythical… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
“All efforts of the colonialist are directed toward maintaining thsi social immobility, and racism is the surest weapon this aim. Racism appears then, not… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
“The colonialst as the custodian of the values of civilization and history, he accomplishes a mission; he has the immense merit of bringing light… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
“Colonial racism is built from three major ideological components: One, the gulf between the culture of the colonialist and the colonized: two, the exploitation… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
“For it is not without cause that one needs the police and the army to earn one's living or force and injustice to continue… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
“It is not easy to escape mentally from a concrete situation, to refuse its ideology while continuing to live with its actual relationships.” — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
Racism does not limit itself to biology or economics or psychology or metaphysics; it attacks along many fronts and in many forms, deploying whatever… — Albert Memmi Copy Share Image
