"I had intended to have gone into Africa……" — 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 enter Africa was soon known all over Zanzibar."
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11 Quotes by Henry Morton Stanley
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Doctor Livingstone, I presume?
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An insuperable obstacle to rapid transit in Africa is the want of carriers, and as speed was the main object…
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Socialism is a return to primitive conditions.
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Religion acts as a moral gardener, to weed out, or suppress, evil tendencies, which, like weeds and nettles, would shoot…
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The more experience and insight I obtain into human nature, the more convinced do I become that the greater portion…
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The Europeans and Americans residing in the town of Zanzibar are either Government officials, independent merchants, or agents for a…
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When I examine the conclusion [on experiments with the electric light bulb experiments published in the Herald] which everyone acquainted…
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But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of African attractions were soon dissipated,…
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The sky lovingly smiles on the earth and her children.
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Dr. David Livingstone left the Island of Zanzibar in March, 1866.
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I thought 'Out of Africa' would be a beautiful ballet.
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