Eric Williams

Eric Eustace Williams (25 September 1911 – 29 March 1981) was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.

Quotes

 * The British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it.
 * "‘The Economist’ Has a Slavery Problem", The Nation (9 September 2014); "The New World Order", The Nation (26 October 2006); "CLR James and the Black Jacobins", International Socialism Journal (23 April 2010)


 * The Government and the people of Trinidad and Tobago acclaim this historic triumph of science and the human will. It is our earnest hope for mankind that while we gain the moon, we shall not lose the world.
 * Apollo 11 Goodwill Messages, NASA (13 July 1969)