Walter Rodney quotes - page 3

However, the peasants and workers of Europe (and eventually the inhabitants of the whole world) paid a huge price so that the capitalists could make their profits from the human labor that always lies behind the machines. That contradicts other facets of development, especially viewed from the standpoint of those who suffered and still suffer to make capitalist achievements possible. This latter group are the majority of mankind. To advance, they must overthrow capitalism; and that is why at the moment capitalism stands in the path of further human social development. To put it another way, the social (class) relations of capitalism are now outmoded, just as slave and feudal relations became outmoded in their time. (Walter Rodney)
It is said that Ghana obtained its gold by "silent” or "dumb” barter which was described as follows:. View quote
Walter Rodney
Those who have studied the nutritional conditions of "primitive” Africans in tropical Africa are unanimous in stating that they show no clinical signs of dietary deficiency. One of the most striking indications of the superiority of indigenous African diet is the magnificent condition of the teeth. One researcher among six ethnic groups in Kenya could not find a single case of tooth decay, not a single deformation of dental arch. But when those same people were transplanted and put on the "civilized” diet available under colonialism, their teeth began to decay at once. View quote
Walter Rodney

Walter Rodney

Occupation: Historian
Born: March 23, 1942
Died: June 13, 1980
Quotes count: 53
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