“In order to save the 40,000,000 inhabitants of the United Kingdom from a bloody civil war, we colonial statesmen must acquire new lands to settle the surplus population, to provide new markets. [...] The Empire, as I have always said, is a bread and butter question.”
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Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes was a British businessman, explorer, and colonizer born on July 5, 1853, and died on March 26, 1902. He is known for his diamond and gold mining operations in South Africa and was one of the wealthiest people in the world at the time. Rhodes played a significant role in the colonial expansion in Africa. more
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