Creative Quotations from Albert Schweitzer for Jan 14

[sucharadder]

The quotes below are falsehoods, possibly attributable to loose translations if not utter fabrications. They have been called an outrageously inaccurate picture of Dr. Schweitzer’s view of Africans by respected historians authorities on the life and work of Dr. Schweitzer. Experts knownever said or wrote anything remotely like this. 

[stylex66]

he was a beutiful person

[marodeur64]

This is also from him: "I have given my life to try to alleviate the sufferings of Africa. There is something that all white men who have lived here like I must learn and know: that these individuals are a sub-race. They have neither the intellectual, mental, or emotional abilities to equate or to share equally with white men in any function of our civilization"....

[marodeur64]

..."I have given my life to try to bring them the advantages which our civilization must offer, but I have become well aware that we must retain this status: the superior and they the inferior. For whenever a white man seeks to live among them as their equals they will either destroy him or devour him. And they will destroy all of his work. Let white men from anywhere in the world, who would come to Africa, remember that you must continually retain this status; .....

[marodeur64]

..."the superior and they the inferior. For whenever a white man seeks to live among them as their equals they will either destroy him or devour him. And they will destroy all of his work. Let white men from anywhere in the world, who would come to Africa, remember that you must continually retain this status; you the master and they the inferior like children that you would help or teach. Never fraternize with them as equals."...

[marodeur64]

..."Never accept them as your social equals or they will devour you. They will destroy you."

[ITILII]

sorry meant to give thumbs up, unfortunately Dr Schweitzer was all too correct in his remarks on Africans...Robert E Lee had a similar sentiment, he said wherever the white man is, things improve, but it is just the opposite where blacks are....

[Regiomontum]

Deutsch muss deutsch bleiben.

[vissidartevissidamor]

I think that this music is not very suitable for this video. Since doctor Schweitzer was also a great organist, I think than Bach could be better than Strauss... but, a part from this, the video is nice!

Stagolee: it is true that Scheitzer was "officially" born in German, but if you read his biography he says that he dind't want to choice between beeing a German or a French: he felt both, and moreover considering his life I think that we can think he was a citizen of the world!

[HAubon]

all I can say to this wonderful comment is thank you!

[Stagolee22]

Albert Schweitzer was not French, he was German. It doesn't matter where a man of such stature came from, but he was born in Alsace Lorraine when it was still part of the German Empire. He even spoke German as his mother tongue and was interred by the French as a foreign national during WWI, since his missionary work was in French territory, but Dr. Schweitzer was himself a German.

[bungalowbeaker]

Yes, that was the first thing I noticed too. They should really change that, it gives very little credibility to the rest of the video.