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> [We have heard stories about white men who make the powerful guns and the strong drinks and took slaves away across the seas, but no one thought the stories were true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/we-have-heard-stories-about-white-men-who-make-the-powerful-guns-and/)

[Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/)

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