Absolute power Quote by Nigel Gibson

A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious…

— Kwame Nkrumah

“When the [colonial] contact was violent, in fact, failure was more frequent than success. 'Colonialism' may have triumphed in the past: but today it…

— Fernand Braudel

“Settler colonialism, as an institution or system, requires violence or the threat of violence to attain its goals.”

— Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

“In light of recent events—genocide in East Africa, the collapse of democracy throughout the continent, the isolation of Cuba, the overthrow of progressive movements…

— Aimé Césaire

The colonial regime makes sure, often with the help of surrogates, that radical leaders and those honest principled intellectuals and activists who refuse to…

— Nigel Gibson

We set the actors on the scene through the banal discourse of "conflict" in ways that fully deflect from the history and struggle of…

— Judith Butler

The struggle against war and its social source, capitalism, presupposes direct, active, unequivocal support to the oppressed colonial peoples in their struggles and wars…

— Leon Trotsky

“The prolonged use of violence may lead in the end to the loss of freedom, since it is liable to bring about not a…

— Karl R. Popper

Colonialism subdues in many dulcet guises. It conquered under the pretext of spreading Christianity, civilization, law and order, to make the world safe for…

— F. Sionil Jose

“In some cases, however, limited violence against the dictatorship may be inevitable. Frustration and hatred of the regime may explode into violence. Or, certain…

— Gene Sharp

“A regime which is nominally liberal can be oppressive in reality. A regime which acknowledges its violence might have in it more genuine humanity.”

— Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Violent nationalism, otherwise known as imperialism, is a curse.

— Mahatma Gandhi