Colonialism Quote by Albert Memmi

“The colonialst as the custodian of the values of civilization and history, he accomplishes a mission; he has the immense merit of bringing light to the colonized's ignominious darkness.” quote by Albert Memmi — Download Open image

““The colonialst as the custodian of the values of civilization and history, he accomplishes a mission; he has the immense merit of bringing light to the colonized's ignominious darkness.””

Albert Memmi

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“It is not easy to escape mentally from a concrete situation, to refuse its ideology while continuing to live with its actual relationships.”

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