Emily’s Reviews > King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa > Status Update
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“ Above all, Leopold told his man in London, “ I do not want to risk… losing a fine chance to secure for our ourselves a slice of this magnificent African cake.” P. 58
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During the nineteenth century European drive for possessions in Africa and Asia, people justified colonialism in various ways, claiming that it Christianity’s the heathen or civilized the savage races or brought everyone the miraculous benefits of free trade. P. 38
— May 27, 2026 03:45PM
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Each day traders are kidnapping our people- children of this country, sons of our nobles and vassals, even people of our own family… this corruption and depravity are so widespread that our land is entirely depopulated…it is our wish that this kingdom not be a place for the trade or transport of slaves. - king affonso I p. 13
— May 25, 2026 07:11PM
