| Quotes: Cetshwayo kaMpande | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A selection of quotes by Cetshwayo kaMpande, the last ruler of an independent Zulu nation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quotes by Cetshwayo: "An assegai has been thrust into the belly of the nation, there are not enough tears to mourn
for the dead." "I was King of the Zulus, had my country invaded by the Queen's troops, tried to defend my
country, but was beaten, taken captive and brought down here [to Cape Town] by the Queen's orders. Here I
intend to remain until the Queen restores me to Zululand." Quotes about Cetshwayo: "The restless black one moved on, leaning on his barbed spear." "He who caused people to swim against their will."
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