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To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution.
I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because of difference in religion. These are things we should put behind us.
Quotes By Chinua Achebe
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When the British came to Ibo land for instance at the beginning of the 20th...
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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle that's the time to...
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My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They...
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When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries you don't...
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But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language...
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A functioning robust democracy requires a healthy educated participatory...
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Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that...
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The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always...
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In fact I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable...
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I tell my students it's not difficult to identify with somebody like...
Quotes About Religion
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Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of...
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Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of...
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Religion is the idol of the mob it adores everything it does not understand.
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When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink and...
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I think I'm fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of...
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The advent of a new religion making serious and impressive claims to embody...
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I've been a little bit obsessed with religion without being a religious...
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I have a strong belief in God... I find religion to be a very personal...
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They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the...