For Europe, For Ourselves And

Every Colonized People-in Other Words, Every People In Whose Soul An Inferiority Complex Has Been Created By The Death And Burial Of Its Local Cultural Originality-finds Itself Face To Face With The Language Of The Civilizing Nation; That Is, With The Culture Of The Mother Country. The Colonized Is Elevated Above His Jungle Status In Proportion To His Adoption Of The Mother Country's Cultural Standards.

The Native Must Realize That Colonialism Never Gives Anything Away For Nothing.

A Man Who Has A Language Consequently Possesses The World Expressed And Implied By That Language.

Mastery Of Language Affords Remarkable Power.

To Educate The Masses Politically Is To Make The Totality Of The Nation A Reality To Each Citizen. It Is To Make The History Of The Nation Part Of The Personal Experience Of Each Of Its Citizens.