# Quote — Albert Memmi, The Colonizer and the Colonized

> The most serious blow suffered by the colonized is being removed from history and from the community. Colonization usurps any free role in either war or peace, every decision contributing to his destiny and that of the world, and all cultural and social responsibility.

- Author: [Albert Memmi](https://www.leafyquotes.com/albert-memmi.md)
- Book: [The Colonizer and the Colonized](https://www.leafyquotes.com/albert-memmi/the-colonizer-and-the-colonized.md)
- Page: 137
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## More from this book

> Racism... is the highest expression of the colonial system and one of the most significant features of the colonialist.

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