<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishLakini nyuma yao kulikuwa na nguvu za hila, zenye kusisitiza, zikifanya kazi, zikihimiza kumbukumbu za makosa ya zamani, zikikataa udhaifu wa hatua za nusu-na-nusu, zikichochea kutoelewana.  <response>: But behind them were subtle, insistent forces at work, urging the memories of old wrongs, deprecating the weakness of half-and-half measures, fomenting misunderstandings. 