“When the [colonial] contact was violent, in fact, failure was more frequent than success. 'Colonialism' may have triumphed in the past: but today it is an obvious fiasco. And colonialism, typically, is the submergence of one civilisation by another. The… — Fernand Braudel Copy Share Image
![“When the [colonial] contact was violent, in fact, failure was more frequent than success. 'Colonialism' may have triumphed in the past: but today it is an obvious fiasco. And colonialism, typically, is the submergence of one civilisation by another. The conqured always submit to the stronger; but…” quote by Fernand Braudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b15/fernand-braudel-28972_cultural-exchange_when-the-colonial-contact-was-violent-in_217303.jpg)