“I contend that we are the first race in the world, and that …”

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“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.”

— Cecil Rhodes

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Title: Wikiquote: Cecil Rhodes
Type: reference · Secondary source

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Rhodes, Cecil. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Cecil Rhodes. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes

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