"However, although he tossed a few phrases of it into his speeches now and then, he never bothered to learn Flemish, spoken by more than half his subjects." (33)
Stanley's bloody progress down the river became part of local oral history, sometimes taking on the elements of legend, for the range and accuracy of his rifles seemed supernatural to those who had very seen such weapons. (54)
If we take a step back and look at Leopold at this moment we can imagine him the political equivalent of an ambitious theatrical producer. (46)
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