"They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force - nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others" (69-70).
What really captured my attention in this quote is that "strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others." In the Congo this holds true. The whites had a great deal of power and influence because the natives didn't really fight back. The whites were able to control the land and its people the way that they did because the people of the Congo allowed them to do so.
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