"Our fathers fought bravely. But do you know the biggest weapon unleashed by the enemy against them? It was not the Ma…"

"In any case how many took the oath and are now licking the toes of the whiteman?No, you take an oath to confirm a cho…"

"The Whiteman told of another country beyond the sea where a powerful woman sat on a throne while men and women danced…"

"As long as he did not know the truth, he could interpret the story in the only way that gave him hope: the coming of …"

"I die for you, you die for me, we become a sacrifice for one another. So I can say that you, Karanja, are Christ. I a…"

"The whiteman told of another country beyond the sea where a powerful woman sat on a throne while men and women danced…"

"They looked beyond the laughing face of the whiteman and suddenly saw a long line of other red strangers who carried …"

"[Mugo] had always found it difficult to make decisions. Recoiling as if by instinct from setting in motion a course o…"

"At Githima, people believed that a complaint from [Karanja] was enough to make a man lose his job. Karanja knew their…"

"(Preface , Page Ix)"