Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would support the other side. He felt he was untouchable and he said so openly.
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
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
There aren't many such enthusiasts born. The average person is not especially curious about the world. He is alive, and being somehow obliged to deal… - Ryszard Kapuscinski
There aren't many such enthusiasts born. The average person is not especially curious about the world. He is alive, and being somehow obliged to deal…
First you destroy those who create values. Then you destroy those who know what the values are, and who also know that those destroyed before were in… - Ryszard Kapuscinski
First you destroy those who create values. Then you destroy those who know what the values are, and who also know that those destroyed before were in…
Pack the one bag. Unpack it, pack it, unpack it, pack it: passeport, ticket, book, taxi, airport, check-in, beer, announcement, stairs, airplane, fas… - Ryszard Kapuscinski
Pack the one bag. Unpack it, pack it, unpack it, pack it: passeport, ticket, book, taxi, airport, check-in, beer, announcement, stairs, airplane, fas…
In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it is part of their fabric, and so the relation between Russi… - Ryszard Kapuscinski
In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it is part of their fabric, and so the relation between Russi…
A journey, after all, neither begins in the instant we set out, nor ends when we have reached our door step once again. It starts much earlier and is… - Ryszard Kapuscinski
A journey, after all, neither begins in the instant we set out, nor ends when we have reached our door step once again. It starts much earlier and is…
Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands. - Ryszard Kapuscinski
Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.
In Poland a man must be one thing: white or black, here or there, with us or against us -- clearly, openly, without hesitations. . . . We lack the li… - Ryszard Kapuscinski
In Poland a man must be one thing: white or black, here or there, with us or against us -- clearly, openly, without hesitations. . . . We lack the li…
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 gr… - Ryszard Kapuscinski
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 gr…
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