The Rift Quotes

“This is the white man’s burden, the noblesse oblige of the missionary, colonist and development professional, who feel a duty to shepherd those unfortunate enough to be trapped in unenlightenment.”
― Alex Perry, The Rift: A New Africa Breaks Free

“When humanitarians in Africa used the word ‘change’, I’d noticed, they’d mostly been talking about themselves.”
― Alex Perry, The Rift: A New Africa Breaks Free