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I crossed Africa from East to West and from West to East, and I never…
Quote byHenry Morton Stanley · 1841–1904
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Brief of Henry I. Kowalsky, of the New York bar, attorney and counsellor to Leopold II..
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I crossed Africa from East to West and from West to East, and I never saw any excesses committed. I do not think that from this point of view there is a single sovereign living who has done so much for humanity as Leopold II."
— Henry Morton Stanley
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