“...you are an Englishman, and have subsequently drawn the greatest prize in the lottery of life.”
About This Quote
said by Rhodes to Lord Grey. Michell, Lewis (1910). The Life and Times of the Right Honourable Cecil John Rhodes 1853-1902, Volume 2. New York and London: Mitchell Kennerly. p. 178. Often quoted in variant forms such as "To be born English is to win first prize in the lottery of life".
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