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Brief author info: James Africanus Horton (1835-1883) British physician. Development economist and physician; first practiced in Britain; served twenty years in West Africa as one of few black officers in British Army; stimulated development of mineral resources in Ghana; opened development bank in Sierra Leone.

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It is impossible for a nation to civilize itself; civilization must come from abroad.

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In the government of a semi-barbarous race ... a little despotism is absolutely necessary.

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Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources

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To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy.

- Sun Yat-sen

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It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

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A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

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I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

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