“This was all strictly run-of-the-mill Victorian patter, striking only for the fact that a man who had so exerted himself to see… — Philip Gourevitch Humanitarian aid Copy Share Image
I'm not pro-war. But I think war has been the dominant condition of humankind, and peace has been the anomaly - certainly… — Philip Gourevitch Aggression Copy Share Image
What distinguishes genocide from murder, and even from acts of political murder that claim as many victims, is the intent. The crime… — Philip Gourevitch Claims Copy Share Image
“But no soldier above the rank of sergeant ever served jail time. No civilian interrogators ever faced legal proceedings. Nobody was ever… — Philip Gourevitch Concentration camp Copy Share Image
“When I first went to Rwanda, I was reading a book called Civil War, which had been receiving great critical acclaim. Writing… — Philip Gourevitch Books Copy Share Image
A serious pacifist approach can't win wars against enemies whose only program is violence. That doesn't mean I think the US has… — Philip Gourevitch Approach Copy Share Image
“If, in the face of genocide, governments fear placing soldiers at risk, he [UN General Romeo Dallaire] said, "then don't send soldiers,… — Philip Gourevitch Boy scout Copy Share Image
“The fact that most states are born of violent upheaval does not, of course, mean that disorder leads to order. In writing… — Philip Gourevitch Human rights Copy Share Image
In 1933-34, the Belgians conducted a census in order to issue ‘ethnic’ identity cards, which labelled every Rwandan as either Hutu (85%)… — Philip Gourevitch Administration Copy Share Image
“Odette nodded at my notebook, where I was writing as she spoke. 'Do the people in America really want to read this?… — Philip Gourevitch Copy Share Image
“Much of [John Hanning] Speke's Journal of the Discovery of the Source of Nile is devoted to descriptions of the physical and… — Philip Gourevitch Dry land Copy Share Image
“Writing the forenames and family names of the victims down, with no other detail of age, or place, would fill twenty books.… — Philip Gourevitch Books Copy Share Image
