“One knows something is important when the powers that be choose not to...” — Linda Colley Quote

“One knows something is important when the powers that be choose not to acknowledge it in public.”

“Much of how Americans have always understood their history, culture, and identity depends on positioning Europe as the 'other,' as that 'old world' against which they define themselves.”

“Postcolonial critics are, I suspect, wrong when they argue that the mass of British people still mourn the loss of empire. But Britain's politicians - and its Foreign Office - have found it hard to adjust to the loss, not so much of onetime colonies as of the global clout the colonies once afforded.”

“I don't want you to apologize for being rich; I want you to acknowledge that in America, we all should have to pay our fair share.”

“The U.S.' refusal to acknowledge the plight of displaced Haitians and maintaining inhumane practices of neglect, disrespect, and violence amounts to a gross violation of human rights.”

“There are very few parts, and very few scripts, that acknowledge women as sexual beings, or simply just recognise that women have desires.”