“I contend that we are the first race in the world, and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race...If there be a God, I think that what he would like me to do is paint as much of the map of Africa British Red as possible...”
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The Story of Africa. BBC World Service. Retrieved on 2009-06-13.
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