Prince Ngong is a Sarkhanese intellectual and protocol minister, making him one of the few named Sarkhanese officials in the story. Prince Ngong states that Sarkhan wants independence and to not be controlled by America or the Soviet Union. However, because of Sarkhan’s dependence on American aid, Prince Ngong must appease Louis Sears’s ego and ask the local newspapers to run flattering articles about him, even though all of the Sarkhanese believe Sears is “more stupid than most.”
Prince Ngong Quotes in The Ugly American
The The Ugly American quotes below are all either spoken by Prince Ngong or refer to Prince Ngong. 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 1
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“I think that the Eastern Star has, perhaps, become somewhat critical of our foreign policy. In particular, it is reluctant to have us grant air bases in this country in exchange for foreign aid. But as a representative of a democratic country, you can surely understand our reluctance to interfere with a free press.”
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Prince Ngong Quotes in The Ugly American
The The Ugly American quotes below are all either spoken by Prince Ngong or refer to Prince Ngong. 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 1
Quotes
“I think that the Eastern Star has, perhaps, become somewhat critical of our foreign policy. In particular, it is reluctant to have us grant air bases in this country in exchange for foreign aid. But as a representative of a democratic country, you can surely understand our reluctance to interfere with a free press.”
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