The leader of the fringe element of the Freedom League that kidnaps Stormgren, the Welshman gives Stormgren the idea of smuggling an observation device into the meeting room with Karellen.The Welshman’s primary objection to the Overlords is not religious, but that many smaller countries, which have fought so hard to preserve their cultures, will be swallowed and their cultures eradicated by Karellen’s formation of the world-state. He turns out to be correct.
The Blind Welshman Quotes in Childhood’s End
The Childhood’s End quotes below are all either spoken by The Blind Welshman or refer to The Blind Welshman . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3
Quotes
“I can understand your fear that the traditions and cultures of little countries will be overwhelmed when the world state arrives. But you are wrong: it is useless to cling to the past. Even before the Overlords came to Earth, the sovereign state was dying. They have merely hastened its end.”
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The Blind Welshman Quotes in Childhood’s End
The Childhood’s End quotes below are all either spoken by The Blind Welshman or refer to The Blind Welshman . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 3
Quotes
“I can understand your fear that the traditions and cultures of little countries will be overwhelmed when the world state arrives. But you are wrong: it is useless to cling to the past. Even before the Overlords came to Earth, the sovereign state was dying. They have merely hastened its end.”
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