# Quote — Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Devil on the Cross

> Gatuĩria was at least aware that the slavery of language is the slavery of the mind and nothing to be proud of."

- Author: [Ngugi wa Thiong'o](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ngugi-wa-thiongo.md)
- Book: [Devil on the Cross](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ngugi-wa-thiongo/devil-on-the-cross.md)
- Page: 58
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o#Devil_on_the_Cross_(1980)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
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