When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself. Ryszard Kapuscinski destroymanmeet Change image and share on social
The extent of one man's guilt may be defined by how much of it is experienced by the party he injured. Ryszard Kapuscinski defineexperienceextent Change image and share on social
Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands. Ryszard Kapuscinski bandironmoney Change image and share on social
Underground literature only began in the '70s, when technical developments made it possible. Before that, we were involved in a game with the censors. That was our struggle. Ryszard Kapuscinski 70sbegincensor Change image and share on social
Do not be misled by the fact that you are at liberty and relatively free; that for the moment you are not under lock and key: you have simply been granted a reprieve. Ryszard Kapuscinski factfreegrant Change image and share on social
The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists from all over the world was allowed to fly in, because Angola was closed otherwise. Ryszard Kapuscinski allowangolacelebration Change image and share on social
Most correspondents came from the former colonial powers - there were British, French, and a lot of Italians, because there were a lot of Italian communities there. And of course there were a lot of Russians. Ryszard Kapuscinski britishcolonialcommunity share on social
In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing took place because of these emotions. But the Soviet case is different, because you had systematic murder, like the Holocaust. Ryszard Kapuscinski caseemotionholocaust share on social
I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I was the only correspondent there at all for three months. Ryszard Kapuscinski angolacorrespondentindependence Change image and share on social
I'm trying to put more elements of the essay into my writing. Ryszard Kapuscinski elementessayput Change image and share on social