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History is not made by abstractions but by real men and women acting under concrete historical conditions.

— Archie Mafeje

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The task before African intellectuals is not to imitate but to create.

The African experience has to be understood on its own terms and not merely as a reflection of European history.

If in the face of apparent defeat, we cannot maximise our gains, then it is imperative that we minimise our losses.

Anthropology cannot claim innocence where it has served the interests of domination.

What is the point of dispute, folks? Imperialism is the child of Enlightenment, anyway.

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal.

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