"The mission which the agents of the State in Congo must fulfill is noble and of high purpose. Their task is to develop the work of civilization. They must gradually contain the primitive wildness, the bloodthirsty habits of thousands of years. They must subject the population to new laws. among which the most urgent and the most beneficial is undoubtedly that of labour."

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People from BrusselsWhite supremacistsMonarchs from BelgiumCatholics from BelgiumCongo Free State
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Inculturation of Christian marriage in the Belgian Congo. 1919-1950. The Policy Making of the Mission Superiors on Polygamy; their directives to the missionaries and influence on the policy of the State. (Betty Eggermont) CHAPTER 3. THE COLONIZING GOVERNMENT. NECKERS (J.) and FOUTRY (V.), Like a world so big where your flag is planted. Congo 1885-1960., Brussels, BRT-Instructional Broadcasting Service, 1986, p.39.