Henry Morton Stanley

The Europeans and Americans residing in the town of Zanzibar are either Government officials, independent merchants, or agents for a few great…

— Henry Morton Stanley

But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of African attractions were soon dissipated, anticipated pleasures…

— Henry Morton Stanley

When I examine the conclusion [on experiments with the electric light bulb experiments published in the Herald] which everyone acquainted with the…

— Henry Morton Stanley

Dr. David Livingstone left the Island of Zanzibar in March, 1866.

— Henry Morton Stanley

Socialism is a return to primitive conditions.

— Henry Morton Stanley

Doctor Livingstone, I presume?

— Henry Morton Stanley

I had intended to have gone into Africa incognito. But the fact that a white man, even an American, was about to…

— Henry Morton Stanley

The sky lovingly smiles on the earth and her children.

— Henry Morton Stanley

An insuperable obstacle to rapid transit in Africa is the want of carriers, and as speed was the main object of the…

— Henry Morton Stanley

“Dear Sir I have arrived at this place from Zanzibar with 115 souls, men, women & children. We are now in a…

— Henry Morton Stanley

Everyone acquainted with the subject will recognize it as a conspicuous failure.

— Henry Morton Stanley

The more experience and insight I obtain into human nature, the more convinced do I become that the greater portion of a…

— Henry Morton Stanley

Religion acts as a moral gardener, to weed out, or suppress, evil tendencies, which, like weeds and nettles, would shoot up spontaneously…

— Henry Morton Stanley