"The great danger that threatens the young nation is the intellectual laziness of its ruling class."

"The settler is right when he speaks of knowing ‘them’ well. For it is the settler who has brought the native into existence and who perpetuates his existence."

"The inferiority complex is the consequence of the depersonalization of the colonized."

"The colonized man is an envious man. And this is one of the reasons why the settler, in his heart of hearts, is always on the alert: 'They want to take our place.' It is true that there is no native w…"

"The oppressed will always believe the worst about themselves."