Chinua Achebe — "The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. W…"

The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.
Chinua Achebe — Chinua Achebe Modern · Things Fall Apart

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Things Fall Apart

Date: 1958

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