“Everything seems to indicate that a decisive hour has sounded in the history of the world, the hour when an almost virgin continent and ignored races will cooperate in the work of humanity.” HumanityHumanismColonialismAfricaCongoLeopold IiCongo Free StateAfricansBerlin Conference Author:Emile Banning
“The doctrine of state ownership of land established since 1890 is the exact opposite of free trade, the new doctrine is reprehensible, going against both the natural rights of the indigenous people who will be deprived, and the rights of the Imperial powers as determined in the act of Berlin.” CongoLeopold IiBelgiumCongo Free StateBerlin Conference Author:Emile Banning
“Si l’on se place au point de vue moral, il y a moyen de blanchir des nègres, et à cette vue l’Afrique présente sans aucun doute le plus grand champs que l’on puisse cultiver.” CongoBelgiqueColonialisme Belge Author:Emile Banning
“Il n’y a que la Belgique qui fait de la philantropie pure” BelgiquePhilantropie Author:Emile Banning
“Plus nous augmentons en nombre, plus nous nous affamons et appauvrissons. … Ou bien notre population se restreindra, ou bien notre territoire s’étendra” BelgiqueColonialisme Belge Author:Emile Banning