Amin is the shame of the whole world. The fact that he managed to rule so long and commit so many crimes was only possible thanks to the hypocrisy of the East and the West who were waging the Cold War for world domination. Ryszard Kapuscinski amincoldcommit share on social
The Cold War was waged in a particularly brutal and cynical way in Africa, and Africa seemed powerless to do anything to stop it. Ryszard Kapuscinski africabrutalcold Change image and share on social
Be careful: they have arms, and no alternatives. Ryszard Kapuscinski alternativearmcareful Change image and share on social
People were really interested in what was going on because of the international context of the Cold War. Ryszard Kapuscinski coldcontextinterest Change image and share on social
Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the world. Ryszard Kapuscinski attentivehighknowledge 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
This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession. Ryszard Kapuscinski intimateliteraturepart Change image and share on social
There is a lack of critical assessment of the past. But you have to understand that the current ruling elite is actually the old ruling elite. So they are incapable of a self-critical approach to the past. Ryszard Kapuscinski approachassessmentcritical share on social
When is a crisis reached? When questions arise that can't be answered. Ryszard Kapuscinski answerarisecrisis Change image and share on social
Conditions were so hard. To send the news out, telex was the only means, but telex was very rare in Africa. So if somebody was flying to Europe, we gave him correspondence to send after he arrived. Ryszard Kapuscinski africaarrivecondition Change image and share on social
