“With Versailles (the treaty) in 1919, we viewed the Arabs as largely tribal, bedouin, backward. They couldn't govern themselves... the French, British, provided the stable government that allowed commercial transactions.... As a consequence of our lack of confidence in them, we've communicated that democracy is a vital, difficult option for everyone but them.”
Bob Kerrey
“The Republic of South Sudan does not belong to a particular tribe—it belongs to all tribes of South Sudan; those who think so should think coherently. The truth is, tribalism kills and destroys.”
Duop Chak Wuol
“Treaties are like roses and young girls -- they last while they last”
Charles de Gaulle
“I think there are innumerable gods. What we on earth call God is a little tribal God who has made an awful mess. Certainly forces operating through human consciousness control events.”
William S. Burroughs
“Do steers sign treaties with meat packers? Robert A”
Robert Heinlein
“I suppose that the media and their portrayal of Islam and the almost tribal separations and divisions of the Muslims are the greatest issues confronting Muslims in the United Kingdom.”
Yusuf Islam
“The wish to lead out one's lover must be a tribal feeling; the wish to be seen as loved is part of one's self-respect”
Elizabeth Bowen
