"And so I'm saying that, yes, colonialism was……" — Wangari Maathai
"And so I'm saying that, yes, colonialism was terrible, and I describe it as a legacy of wars, but we ought to be moving away from that by now."
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79 Quotes by Wangari Maathai
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We all share one planet and are one hummanity, there is no escaping this reality.
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It gradually became clear that the Green Belt Movement's work with communities to repair the degraded environment could not be…
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The essential role of the environment is still marginal in discussions about poverty. While we continue to debate these initiatives,…
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We have a responsibility to protect the rights of generations, of all species, that cannot speak for themselves today. The…
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People need open space. People need to bring their children into an area where they can play without restriction." And…
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You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree,…
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As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political…
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Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survives. You have to nurture it, you…
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It is wonderful when you don't have the fear, and a lot of the time I don't ... I focus…
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Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models…
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Using trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition. For example, the elders of…
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Every person who has ever achieved anything has been knocked down many times. But all of them picked themselves up…
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More Colonialism Quotes
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We got rid of colonialism, we got rid of slavery, and we got rid of apartheid everyone thought each one…
— Muhammad Yunus
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Jews and Muslims 'dialoguing' has nothing to do with Palestine. The problem is settler colonialism, apartheid and occupation, not religion.
— Remi Kanazi
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Feminism involves so much more than gender equality and it involves so much more than gender. Feminism must involve consciousness…
— Angela Davis
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Is globalization about 'the eradication of world poverty,' or is it a mutant variety of colonialism, remote controlled and digitally…
— Arundhati Roy
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The only way to resist colonialism is through education.
— Tariq Ramadan
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The deep inequalities that persist are visible reminders of the effects of apartheid and colonialism. Until these scars are healed,…
— Unknown Author
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In India, as we saw, the Sepoy Mutiny led to a vast reorganization of British colonialism in the area, sending…
— Webster Tarpley
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The mistakes of the Iraq war are not only tactical and strategic, but historical. It is essentially a war of…
— Zbigniew Brzezinski
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I am what you might call abstractly anti-capitalist. For instance, I am suspicious of the old leftists who focus all…
— Slavoj Žižek
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It is only the ending of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism and the attainment of world communism that can provide…
— Kwame Nkrumah
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The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all…
— Kwame Nkrumah
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This national argument is usually interpreted as a battle between imperialists led by Roosevelt and Lodge and anti-imperialists led by…
— William Appleman Williams
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