Excuse me, dear niece, for this letter, which is really just a health bulletin. Especially concerned with a health so dear to me, I am almost unable … - Leopold II of Belgium

India has never cost England one centime. it paid back What it cost. India provides a livelihood for all benjamins of English families.

I think sire, that you would be wrong to give the slightest publicity to this writing, and even to communicate it to the person who asked you for it.

Do I still need to tell you that I am not guided by selfish motives? No gentlemen, although Belgium is small, it is happy and content with its fate. I have no ambition other than to serve it. In this century, our civilized society imparts unprecedented values to barbarian communities in other parts of the world.