Civilization Quote by Francis Parkman

Colonialism is a terrible bane for a people upon whom it is imposed, but a blessing for a language. English's drive to exploit the…

— Yann Martel

“The first colonial leaders, however, would have none of this. Most of them were military men, trained in the Irish wars. Whatever they thought…

— David E. Stannard

The Spanish Empire eventually collapsed because of its expensive taste for warfare and conquest.

— Robert Kiyosaki

Colonialism has completed the destruction of the American Indian in the United States - the cultural destruction.

— Russell Means

The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity.

— Anonymous

“Atrocities were expected in both European and Native conflicts. And yet, the English had to admit that compared to what was typical of European…

— Nathaniel Philbrick

The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forbade the…

— Charles Alexander Eastman

I don't flatter myself with much dependence upon the present disposition of the Eastern Indians, who are many ways liable to be drawn into…

— William Shirley

There is a painful joke that Europeans often tell of their Gallic neighbors: God created France, the most beautiful country in the world with…

— Janine di Giovanni

“European conquerors knew their empires very well. Far better, indeed, than any previous conquerors, or even than the native population itself. Their superior knowledge…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“A simple comparison between the inducements that were given the early Spanish and the early British New World settlers reveals the fundamental difference between…

— David E. Stannard

And it is because a series of elements in Spanish life which operate today the same way as they did in the times of…

— Juan Goytisolo