Claims Quote by Philip Gourevitch

“Like Leontius, the young Athenian in Plato, I presume that you are reading this because you desire a closer look, and that you, too,…

— Philip Gourevitch

“…the war about the genocide was truly a postmodern war: a battle between those who believed that because the realities we inhabit are constructs…

— Philip Gourevitch

“As far as the political, military, and economic interests of the world’s powers go, (Rwanda) might as well be Mars. In fact, Mars is…

— Philip Gourevitch

“...great and sustained destruction requires great ambition. It must be conceived as the means toward achieving a new order, and although the idea behind…

— Philip Gourevitch

“An animal will kill, but never to completely annihilate a race, a whole collectively. What does this make us in this world?”

— Philip Gourevitch

“Killing Tutsis was a political tradition in postcolonial Rwanda; it brought people together.”

— Philip Gourevitch

The West's post-Holocaust pledge that genocide would never again be tolerated proved to be hollow, and for all the fine sentiments inspired by the…

— Philip Gourevitch

“My definition of a good book is one that you would read for pleasure despite having no prior interest in the subject. The ostensible…

— Philip Gourevitch

“Just as a state's police swear to prevent and punish murder, so the signers of the Genocide Convention [in 1948] swore to police a…

— Philip Gourevitch

“When you're that resigned and oppressed you're already dead. It shows the genocide was prepared for too long. I detest this fear. These victims…

— Philip Gourevitch

“Colonisation is violence, and there are many ways to carry out that violence. In addition to military and administrative chiefs and a veritable army…

— Philip Gourevitch

The people are living seperately together," he said. "So there is responsibility. I cry, you cry. You cry, I cry. We all come running,…

— Philip Gourevitch