Christopher Columbus on human progress

Nothing that results in human progress is achieved with unanimous consent.  Those that are enlightened before the others are condemned to pursue that light in spite of the others.

~ Christopher Columbus

Portrait of Columbus
1893

Fox 9 News: "The state did not make much of a move to prevent this statue from coming down"

The state did not make much of a move to prevent this statue from coming down.  The state knew of this.  This was not a surprise.  The Public Safety Commissioner, John Herrington, said earlier today that he knew that there was a threat on social media against the Christopher Columbus statue.  He said that the state patrol would be out here to urge the group not to tear the statue down and to follow the normal channels.  There was only one trooper out here making that request to follow the normal channels.  The group didn't listen.  The statue is on the ground.

~ Fox 9 News, KMSP-TV Minneapolis-St. Paul, "Columbus statue toppled during live TV report at Minnesota capitol," June 10, 2020

Charlene Day-Castro on the toppling of the Christopher Columbus statue in St. Paul

For us as Native American people, we think yesterday was an awesome day.  It is huge, a significant event that happened yesterday, although it might’ve been against some laws, it wasn’t against our natural laws.

~ Charlene Day-Castro, "Native American families react to the removal of Christopher Columbus statue in St. Paul," Eyewitness News, KSTP-TV, June 11, 2020