"In spite of the mistakes and crimes that mark its origin, colonization has in the end brought more than disadvantages to the subjugated peoples. It has banned Canibalism, slavery, human sacrifice and the tyranny of barbarian potentates, a relative prosperity has replaced the horrible misery in which bodies withered and souls degenerate. No doubt one generation had to pay dearly for the institution of the foreign guardianship; but a longer series of generations have been able to reap the benefits of the renewed policies that have come into effect as a result."
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Cardinal Jozef-Ernest van Roey in a lecture to the international study circle for social issues, Antwerp 1946. Quoted from the book "ZaĂŻre, Ketens van Koper (translated: Zaire, Chains of Copper)" Chapter 8: Religion and Churches, page 129. Leuven, Kritak Fonds, 1978. ISBN 9063030185
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