Disasters Quote by Jeffrey Gettleman

“Rather than a great tragedy, the fall of Rome was the single most beneficial event in the rise of Western civilization.”

— Rodney Stark

“Over the centuries, African nations rose and fell, like nations elsewhere around the world, the strong conquering the weak and either subjugating or enslaving…

— Thomas Sowell

“Some people talk of Africa being a continent cursed not blessed with minerals, but the real curse is the leaders and politicians of Africa”

— Peter Mutanda

“Much as the withdrawal of Roman rule from Britain led to widespread retrogressions, so in many parts of Africa the departure of the European…

— Thomas Sowell

“Pastor Philippe to Jason Stearns: I asked him whom he blamed for their deaths. He shrugged. "There are too many people to blame. Mobutu…

— Jason K. Stearns

Africa's downfall has always been the cult of the personality. And their names always seem to begin with M. We've had Mobutu and Mengistu…

— Meles Zenawi

“Africa would have been the greatest continent, if it wasn’t for greedy people. Thieves who masquerade themselves as politicians. They all find their moral…

— De philosopher DJ Kyos

“I said it before and I shall say it again: Coming to Africa was a bad idea!”

— Randall Allen Dunn

“When the ancient Romans would conquer a new place or a new people, they would leave the language and the customs in tact –…

— Amy Harmon

“The good people of a nation always vote a bad leader as a president in Africa”

— Aboagye Williamson De-graft

“The impact of European conquerors on Africa, for good and evil, was relatively brief as history is measured-about three generations, as compared to the…

— Thomas Sowell

“Of course South Africa is not perfect. We have extreme social issues and many scars left over from the past. But what happened here…

— Lili Radloff