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There is no way we can survive as a nation in the world without finding unity.
NGUGI WA THIONG'O

Find Nation Nom Way Survive Unity World
Those who strive to build a protective wall around it, and those who wish to pull it down; those who seek to mould it and those committed to breaking it up; those who aim to open our eyes, to make us see the light and look to tomorrow […] and those who wish to lull us into closing our eyes
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Breaking Committee Down Eye Light Mould Open Protective Pull Seek Strive Tomorrow Up Wish
I was wondering why I was put in prison for working in an African language when I had not been put in prison for working in English. So really, in prison I started thinking more seriously about the relation between language and power.
NGUGI WA THIONG'O

Country English Language Periostin Power Serious Wonder Work
They want to be the ones telling people: “This is what we have done in history” but when people begin to say, “No this is what we have done in history” it’s a different thing.
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Begin Different Done History One People Say Tell Thing
The Bible in translation is being read to thousands and thousands in Africa. It is an integral part of their functioning and the way they look at the world.
NGUGI WA THIONG'O

Being Bible Ciuntrym Integral Function Look Read Thousand Translation Way World
Our lives are a battlefield on which is fought a continuous war between the forces that are pledged to confirm our humanity and those determined to dismantle it.
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Butterfield Confirm Continuous Determine Force Fought Live Pledge
I think a repressive regime always fears people who are awakened – particularly ordinary people. If they are awakened, I think governments all over the world feel uncomfortable about that; they want to be in control.
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Always Awake Control Ordinary Particularly People Repressive Think Uncomfortable
If poverty was to be sold three cents today, i can’t buy it.
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Buy Cent Poverty Sold Three Today
The same questions are there in Native American languages, they’re there in native Canadian languages, they’re there is some marginalized European languages, like say, Irish.
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Country Culture Language Phenomenon Power Problem Relationship
How did we arrive at this, that the best leader is the one that knows how to beg for a share of what he has already given away at the price of a broken tool? Where is the future of Africa?
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Arrive Away Best Broken Future Known Leader Price
We can appreciate each other’s languages. And the question of being uncomfortable about our languages would go away.
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Appreciate Being Language Other Question Uncomfortable Way
Any writer likes to be near the area which is the location of his work.
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Area Like Location Work Writer
The Bible affects everybody’s life who is a Christian, from the middle class in Europe to the peasant in Africa and Asia.
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Asia Bible Christian Claas Country Effect Everybody Middle Peasant
The Bible has affected their lives, but in translation, since they do not read the Bible in the original Greek or Hebrew.
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Bible Country Effect Original Raed Translation
Why did Africa let Europe cart away millions of Africa’s souls from the continent to the four corners of the wind?
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Away Continent Corner Country Million Soul Wind
Christianity and Western civilization-what countless crimes have been committed in thy name!
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Christianity Civilisation Committed Country Crime Name Western

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