Why should we not form a secret society with but one object, the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole world under British rule, for the recovery of the United States, for making the Anglo Saxon… — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share Image
Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life. — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share Image
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… — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share Image
Africa is still lying ready for us, it is our duty to take it. It is our duty to seize every opportunity of acquiring more territory and we should keep this one idea steadily before our eyes: that more territory simply means more of the Anglo-Saxon race, more of the best, the most human, most honorable race the world possesses — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share
To think of these stars that you see overhead at night, these vast worlds which we can never reach. I would annex the planets… — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share Image
Why should we not form a secret society with but one object the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole uncivilised world under British rule for the recovery of the United States for the making the Anglo-Saxon race but one Empire. — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share
If there be a God, I think he would like me to paint Africa British-Red as possible. — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share
I contend that we are the finest race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race...What an alteration there would be if they Africans were brought under Anglo-Saxon influence. — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share
Pure philanthropy is very well in its way but philanthropy plus five percent is a good deal better. — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share Image
I then asked myself how could I and after reviewing the various methods I have felt that at the present day we are actually limiting our children and perhaps bringing into the world half the human beings we might owing to the lack of country for them to inhabit that if we had retained America there would at this moment… — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share
The real fact is that I could no longer stand their eternal cold mutton. — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share Image
To and for the establishment, promotion and development of a Secret Society, the true aim and object whereof shall be for the extension of… — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share Image
In every Colonial legislature the Society should attempt to have its members prepared at all times to vote or speak and advocate the closer… — Cecil Rhodes Copy Share Image
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