Crime Quote by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Counter-violence against the colonial regime is liberatory because it is an act, and by acting, the absolute power of colonialism, internalized by the colonized,…

— Nigel Gibson

“The form of colonialism that the Indigenous peoples of North America have experienced was modern from the beginning: the expansion of European corporations, backed…

— Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

“All efforts of the colonialist are directed toward maintaining thsi social immobility, and racism is the surest weapon this aim. Racism appears then, not…

— Albert Memmi

“The history of colonization, imperialism is a record of betrayal, of lies, and deceits. The demand for that which is real is a demand…

— Bell Hooks

“What does our commitment to nonviolence mean as citizens of one of the most powerful and oppressive nations in recorded history?”

— Mary Jo Bowman

“So we must begin from where we are, not from where we want to be, remembering that decolonization is a lifelong struggle filled with…

— Paulette Regan

“Colonialism had its way with making us believe we were inadequate, if we mimicked the lifestyle and values it upheld, we were embraced with…

— Mala Naidoo

“The objective of US colonialist authorities was to terminate their existence as peoples—not as random individuals. This is the very definition of modern genocide…

— Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

“Colonialism was also justified by an elaborate ideology, embodied in everything from Kipling’s poetry and Stanley’s lectures to sermons and books about the shapes…

— Adam Hochschild

“In the administration of brutality, India, the former colony, has proven itself equal to its former colonial masters.”

— Angana P. Chatterji