"Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more……" — Chinua Achebe

"Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people – mothers, children, babies, civilians – lost their lives as a result of the blatantly callous and unnecessary policies enacted by the leaders of the federal government of Nigeria. It’s this charge that’s dominated the book’s Nigerian press, so far as I can see, the accusation, on the one hand, that Awolowo hatched “a diabolical policy to reduce the numbers of his enemies significantly through starvation — eliminating over two million people, mainly members of future generations,"

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As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Be happy when you are blamed and accused wrongly, for then you have the chance to see all the bitter,… — Teresa of Avila
The accusation is always on the first page, and the retraction on page 19. — Paul Newman
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One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best. — Alan Shearer
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