“The people would grumble and complain to the English
Commissioner who was indulgent and showed mercy. And in this way they sowed hatred in the
hearts of the people for us, their kinsmen, and love for the colonizers, the
intruders. Mark these words of mine, my
son. Has not the country become
independent? Have we not become free men in our own country? Be sure, though, that they will direct our
affairs from afar. This is because they
have left behind them people who think as they do.”
~Tayeb
Salih, Season of Migration to the North
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