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Eric Williams
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“The British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it.”
Eric Williams (1911–1981) said by 1981 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ‘The Economist’ Has a Slavery Problem", The Nation (9 September 2014); "The New World Order", The Nation (26 October 2006); "CLR James and the Black Jacobins", International Socialism Journal (23 April 2010)
“The Government and the people of Trinidad and Tobago acclaim this historic triumph of science and the human will. It is our earnest hope for mankind that while we gain the moon, we shall not lose the world.”
Eric Williams (1911–1981) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Apollo 11 Goodwill Messages, NASA (13 July 1969)