Father Finian Quotes in The Ugly American
“It is not for me to say […] It is for all of us. It is your country, your souls, your lives. I will do what we agree upon.” […] This was, [Finian] was sure, the first time that these men had ever been told by a white man that a big and important decision was entirely their own… and would be followed by the white man.
“Vinich had made elaborate plans before he smuggled himself into Anthkata. He had developed a thorough plan for the extermination of the Communist Farmer. And he took steps to assure that his presence in Anthkata would not be known. He had discovered ling ago that natives should do their own political work… foreigners should come in only as a last resort, and then always as quietly as possible.”
“Why don’t you just send off to the States for a lot of hand pumps like they use on those little cars the men run up and down the railroads?” [Emma] asked one day.
“Now, look, dammit, I’ve explained to you before,” Atkins said. It’s got to be something they use out here. It’s no good if I go spending a hundred thousand dollars bringing in something. It has to be something right here, something the natives understand.”
Father Finian Quotes in The Ugly American
“It is not for me to say […] It is for all of us. It is your country, your souls, your lives. I will do what we agree upon.” […] This was, [Finian] was sure, the first time that these men had ever been told by a white man that a big and important decision was entirely their own… and would be followed by the white man.
“Vinich had made elaborate plans before he smuggled himself into Anthkata. He had developed a thorough plan for the extermination of the Communist Farmer. And he took steps to assure that his presence in Anthkata would not be known. He had discovered ling ago that natives should do their own political work… foreigners should come in only as a last resort, and then always as quietly as possible.”
“Why don’t you just send off to the States for a lot of hand pumps like they use on those little cars the men run up and down the railroads?” [Emma] asked one day.
“Now, look, dammit, I’ve explained to you before,” Atkins said. It’s got to be something they use out here. It’s no good if I go spending a hundred thousand dollars bringing in something. It has to be something right here, something the natives understand.”
