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> [Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/colonialism-is-an-idea-born-in-the-west-that-drives-western-countries/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

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## More by Ahmed Ben Bella

> [It's with them that we have constituted a liberation front and brought our logistic support to armies to help their countries come out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/it-s-with-them-that-we-have-constituted-a-liberation-front-and/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [I think that they participated in something that was not very proper and was very pitiful, not only for the Algerian people, but also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/i-think-that-they-participated-in-something-that-was-not-very-proper/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [I spent 24 and a half years in prison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/i-spent-24-and-a-half-years-in-prison/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [I'm optimistic because I'm pragmatic: Neither of the two sides, the military government nor the Islamic front, is capable of winning. If they continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/i-m-optimistic-because-i-m-pragmatic-neither-of-the-two-sides-the/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [I can say now: all the combatants who participated in the fight for freedom in South America came to Algeria; it's from there that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/i-can-say-now-all-the-combatants-who-participated-in-the-fight-for/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/i-am-the-son-of-poor-peasants-who-came-at-a-very-young-age-to-live-in/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/i-am-not-a-marxist-but-i-place-myself-resolutely-at-the-left/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/colonialism-is-an-idea-born-in-the-west-that-drives-western-countries/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/i-am-a-muslim-arab-in-my-actions-oriented-very-to-the-left-in-my/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [Algeria was therefore only the beginning of something that was in development: this is why I say that it's the global capitalist system that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/algeria-was-therefore-only-the-beginning-of-something-that-was-in/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/yes-my-life-is-a-life-of-combat-i-can-say-that-this-has-never-stopped/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/yes-i-am-algerian-of-moroccan-origin-through-my-parents-but-all-my/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [In the past, we spoke of poverty, misery only in the south. Now there is a lot of misery, a lot of bad that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/in-the-past-we-spoke-of-poverty-misery-only-in-the-south-now-there-is/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/colonialism-is-known-in-its-primitive-form-that-is-to-say-by-the/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

> [The liberation movement which I led in Algeria, the organization that I created to fight the French army, was at first a small movement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-ben-bella/the-liberation-movement-which-i-led-in-algeria-the-organization-that/)

[Ahmed Ben Bella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-ben-bella/)

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