"There is no such thing as exclusively national thinking. The work intended to benefit science and humanity necessarily interests everyone, but Belgium and its Sovereign will indirectly derive honor and great moral benefit from it; in this sense, there is a truly and usefully Belgian thought. We do not have a view of colonial acquisition, but over time trade will undoubtedly find its value there as well."
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All the King's Men' A search for the colonial ideas of some advisers and "accomplices" of Leopold II (1853-1892). (Hannes Vanhauwaert), 8. The Short Colonial Careers of Jules Greindl, Eugène père Beyens, Eugène NapolĂŠon Beyens and Maximilien Strauch, A Skeptical Jules Greindl (1835-1917) Lambermont to Greindl. ROEYKENS, A. Les dĂŠbuts de lâĹuvre africain, op citaat, 167.
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Jules Greindl
Jules Xavier Charles Joseph LĂŠonard Count Greindl (September 7, 1835 â July 30, 1917) was a Belgian diplomat and Minister of State.
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