“Feelings of humanity and commiseration erupt on their own when we deliberate with our feet in the blood.” SlaveryCongoLeopold IiBelgiumAnti Slavery ConferenceBrussels Anti Slavery Conference Author:Auguste Baron Lambermont
“Never have I had the impression of such a moral and civic downfall. In no country, not even the last of the last, what is happening here would be possible.” CongoLeopold IiBelgiumCongo Free StateBelgian Congo Author:Auguste Baron Lambermont
“The ivory issue worries me more and more. I am not forgetting any of the considerations that Your Majesty has deigned to point out to me, but commerce will want to be reassured as to the limits of competition.” CongoLeopold IiIvoryCongo Free State Author:Auguste Baron Lambermont
“When Leopold had an idea in his head, it was impossible to make him quit.” Leopold IiKing Leopold Ii Author:Auguste Baron Lambermont