# Quote — Chinua Achebe, The Education of a British-Protected Child

> Africa is people" may seem too simple and too obvious to some of us. But I have found in the course of my travels through the world that the most simple things can still givwe us a lot of trouble, even the brightest among us: this is particularly so in matters concerning Africa.

- Author: [Chinua Achebe](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe.md)
- Book: [The Education of a British-Protected Child](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/the-education-of-a-british-protected-child.md)
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> ...when we are comfortable and inattentive, we run the risk of committing grave injustices absentmindedly.

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> The point in all this is that language is a handy whipping boy to summon and belabor when we have failed in some serious way. In other words, we play politics with language, and in so doing conceal the reality and the complexity of our situation from ourselves and from those foolish enough to put their trust in us.

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> I do not see that it is necessary for any people to prove to another that they build cathedrals or pyramids before they can be entitled to peace and safety.

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