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Colonization Quotes

Historical and scientific views on colonization

These colonization quotes discuss the postwar end of European colonization and Africa's own path of state formation, related to Africa quotes.

Philanthropic colonization is a failure. National colonization will succeed.

Quotes by Theodor Herzl

In the womb, humans are free of microbes. Colonization begins during the journey down the birth canal, which is riddled with bacteria, some of which make their way onto the newborn's skin.

Quotes by Robin Marantz Henig

Most Americans have no memory of the designs Franklin Roosevelt's New Dealers had for postwar-American foreign policy. Human rights, self-determination and an end to European colonization in the developing world, nuclear disarmament, international law, the World Court, the United Nations...

Quotes by Kai Bird

Africa is going through its own historical process of state formation just as Europe and America did. It is just happening much later than other continents because of the interruption of Africa's own historical development by the colonization of Africa...

Quotes by John Prendergast

Africa Quotes

I wanted to write a story about colonization and about Hawaii. I went to college right at the height of identity politics, and that's how I always read 'The Tempest,' for example.

Quotes by Hanya Yanagihara

I think there are patterns of the aftermath of colonization that you see echoed in cultures and communities across the world.

Quotes by Hanya Yanagihara

Filipinos are not worse than any other colonized people except that our colonization was a little longer, and the independence movement was always dictated in political terms, never in social ones. We borrowed terms, but we didn't understand them.

Quotes by Ferdinand Marcos

If interstellar travel is as time- or energy- demanding as the above figures indicate, it is far from obvious what the motive for colonization might be.

Quotes by Barney Oliver

In any event, colonization and the grant of lands were provincial matters.

Quotes by Albert Bushnell Hart

Frequently Asked Questions

What historical process do these colonization quotes describe?
They describe the postwar end of European colonization and Africa's own gradual process of state formation.
Do these quotes only cover political history?
No, one takes a biological turn, describing microbial colonization that begins during birth.
Is colonization framed as ongoing in these quotes?
One quote distinguishes philanthropic colonization, called a failure, from national colonization, described as succeeding.
What comparison is drawn between continents?
One quote compares Africa's state formation to that of Europe and America, noting it happened later due to historical interruption.
What related topic pairs with this historical theme?
Readers can explore Africa quotes for more perspectives on the continent's history.

One quote takes a surprising biological turn, describing microbial colonization at birth, offering contrast alongside America quotes about national history.