Colonialism Quote by Alain Badiou

Colonialism bred an innate arrogance, but when you undertake that sort of imperial adventure, that arrogance gives way to a feeling of accommodativeness. You…

— Wole Soyinka

“There are schools of thought and political movements that seek to purge human culture of imperialism, leaving behind what they claim is a pure,…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance.

— Imran Khan

“The history of colonization, imperialism is a record of betrayal, of lies, and deceits. The demand for that which is real is a demand…

— Bell Hooks

“The colonialist's existence is so closely aligned with that of the colonized that he will never be able to overcome the argument which states…

— Albert Memmi

“Can you imagine the feeling of being an oppressed colonial being addressed respectfully by a colonizer in the mother country?”

— Ambeth Ocampo

“One of the most effective ways in which dominant groups maintain their power is by depriving the people they dominate of the knowledge of…

— Jane Sherron De Hart

“Europeans never had the remotest intention of raising Africans to the Western level, of sharing with them the instruments of physical, political or economic…

— James Baldwin

The history of colonialism is long and bloody. And it continues today, in the shape of Western arrogance vis-à-vis everyone else. "Us against the…

— Abdul Sattar Abu Risha

There is a profound hypocrisy - and deep historical ignorance - when Europeans complain about the problems posed by the ethnic and religious minorities…

— Martin Jacques

“With people like that we needn't despair of civilisation,”

— John Dos Passos

“All those who prefer peace to power, and happiness to glory should thank the colonized people for their civilizing mission. By liberating themselves, they…

— Jean Bricmont