--- title: "1 Prejudice Betrayal Quotes By E.R. Braithwaite" description: "1 Prejudice Betrayal quotes by E.R. Braithwaite. Plus more from E.R. Braithwaite and more Prejudice Betrayal sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/e-r-braithwaite-29883_racism_in-britain-i-found-things-to-be-very-dif_754288.jpg" --- > [“In Britain I found things to be very different. I have yet to meet a single English person who has actually admitted to anti-negro prejudice. It is even generally believe that no such thing exists here. A negro is free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/in-britain-i-found-things-to-be-very-different-i-have-yet-to-meet-a/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/e-r-braithwaite-29883_racism_in-britain-i-found-things-to-be-very-dif_754288.jpg) ## More by E.R. Braithwaite > [“The smells arose from everything, everywhere, flowing together and remaining as a sickening, tantalizing discomfort. They flowed from the delicatessen shop with its uncovered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/the-smells-arose-from-everything-everywhere-flowing-together-and/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“There's no corporal punishment here, or any other form of punishment for that matter, and the children are encouraged to speak up for themselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/there-s-no-corporal-punishment-here-or-any-other-form-of-punishment/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“So long as we learn it doesn’t matter who teaches us, does it?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/so-long-as-we-learn-it-doesn-t-matter-who-teaches-us-does-it/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“On my way home that evening I felt an effervescence of spirit which built up inside me until I felt like shouting out loud…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/on-my-way-home-that-evening-i-felt-an-effervescence-of-spirit-which/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“It’s no one’s fault really,” he continued. “A big city cannot afford to have its attention distracted from the important job of being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/it-s-no-one-s-fault-really-he-continued-a-big-city-cannot-afford-to/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“It is said that here we practise free discipline. That's wrong, quite wrong. It would be more correct to say that we are seeking,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/it-is-said-that-here-we-practise-free-discipline-that-s-wrong-quite/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“In Britain I found things to be very different. I have yet to meet a single English person who has actually admitted to anti-negro…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/in-britain-i-found-things-to-be-very-different-i-have-yet-to-meet-a/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“The betrayal I now felt was greater because it had been perpetrated with the greatest of charm and courtesy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/the-betrayal-i-now-felt-was-greater-because-it-had-been-perpetrated/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“They knew that Jamaica produced sugar, rum and bananas, that Nigeria produced cocoa, and that British Guiana had large natural resources; but these names,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/they-knew-that-jamaica-produced-sugar-rum-and-bananas-that-nigeria/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“Oh God, forgive me for the hateful thoughts, because I love them, these brutal, disarming bastards, I love them …”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/oh-god-forgive-me-for-the-hateful-thoughts-because-i-love-them-these/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“Don't fall into the habit of bringing work home, Rick. It indicates a lack of planning, and you would eventually find yourself stuck indoors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/don-t-fall-into-the-habit-of-bringing-work-home-rick-it-indicates-a/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“Teaching is like having a bank account. You can happily draw on it while it is well supplied with new funds; otherwise you're in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/teaching-is-like-having-a-bank-account-you-can-happily-draw-on-it/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“Instead, we try to give them affection, confidence and guidance, more or less in that order, because experience has shown us that those are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/instead-we-try-to-give-them-affection-confidence-and-guidance-more-or/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“It was like a disease, and these children whom I loved without caring about their skins or their backgrounds, they were tainted with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/it-was-like-a-disease-and-these-children-whom-i-loved-without-caring/) [E.R. Braithwaite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-r-braithwaite/) > [“Their silence was not the result of boredom or apathy, nor were they quiet because it was expected of them or through fear of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-r-braithwaite/their-silence-was-not-the-result-of-boredom-or-apathy-nor-were-they/) [E.R. 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