England would not have managed the Congo better than King Leopold has done if she had been mistress of it, as she might have become in 1877. (Leopold II of Belgium)

England would not have managed the Congo better than King Leopold has done if she had been mistress of it, as she might have become in 1877.

Leopold II of Belgium

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