Quote#Politics & Power
I accuse Leopold's officials of tyranny, i accuse Leopold's…
Quote byGeorge Washington Williams · 1849–1891
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: George Washington Williams, Open letter to H.M.S. King Leopold II, 1890..
English (original)
I accuse Leopold's officials of tyranny, i accuse Leopold's government of excessive cruelty, ox chains eaten to the necks of prisoners and produce sores about which flies circle, the courts are aborted unjust and delinquent, not one state official knows the language of the natives, your majesties' government is engaged in slave trade, wholesale and retail.
— George Washington Williams
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