15 Movie Quotes about Colonialism (+ Sound Clips) - page 2

Updated: Sep 27, 2026

Memorable quotes about colonialism, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

11 God bless the colonies.

Miriam Margolyes as Mrs. Glowworm in James and the Giant Peach (1996)

12 All others are barbarians, and it is our moral duty to conquer them, enslave them, and, if necessary, destroy them.

Aristotle in Alexander the Great (1956)

13 Of course, of course... You own the island. You're the real proprietors, but some country has got to claim sovereignty.

Quote from Utopia (1951)

14 Have you had any trouble with the natives? -Yes. Right after you left. -What happened? -We fired a couple of volleys over their heads, and they took to their huts like scared rabbits.

Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham in King Kong (1933)

15 Yes, I agree! Put them on those lands. Let them produce for us, but as slaves. That is the way it has always been!

Quote from The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)