King Leopold's Soliloquy a Defense of His Congo Rule #223100

Unspeakable Belgians every one — and hoisted my flag, and took in a President of the United States, and got him to be the first to recognize it and salute it. Oh, well, let them blackguard me if they like; it is a deep satisfaction to me to remember that I was a shade too smart for that nation that thinks itself so smart. Yes, I certainly did bunco.