I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law.

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.

Some of us would be greatly astonished to learn the reasons why others respect us.

Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.

Nothing is more narrow-minded than chauvinism or racial hatred. To me all men are equal; there are flatheads everywhere and I despise them all equally.

This is not a clash between civilizations. It is a clash about civilization.

The less intelligent the white man is, the more stupid he thinks the black.

Children are all foreigners. We treat them as such.

When the missionaries first came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, “Let us pray.” We closed our eyes. When we opened them, we had the Bible and they had the land.

I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again: your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.

Strangers are an endangered species.

To need to dominate others is to need others. The commander is dependent.