Quotes of the Day

Monday, Jan. 24, 2011

Open quoteYou can suppress art exhibits, plays and books, but you cannot remove the Gukurahundi from people's hearts.Close quote

  • PATHISA NYATHI,
  • a Zimbabwean historian, after an exhibit at the National Gallery depicting atrocities committed during President Mugabe's rule was banned by the government; Gukurahundi refers to the slaying of thousands of civilians a quarter century ago
Photo: Philimon Bulawayo / Reuters | Source: NYT