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It was thought that "During the last twenty-five yearo1 that is
since the rise of the Imperialist school, our moral standard has
been steadily lowered: policy has been put before richtoouaneec. '"(1)
Labouchcre sunmod up the moral condemnation of Imperialism, "In
Labt wo are the most thoroughgoing bucanoors and land &rabbora
that ever exicted,., X assort that Africa belongs to the Africans.
and wo have no more right to the interior of Africa than had any
other country on the Clobo.
" (2)
to non-intervention as the basis of their viowo.
The anti-4mporial. icto clung
The Imperialist replied "The question is not whether we were
right in undertaking all it involves but how bet wo ohall
perforz it. "
intend to kopp it., "
(3) An Dicey said of India ". "wo-have got it and
(4)
Inporiolina had come to moan expansion
whorovor poceiblo, - Chamberlain laid down the Imperial vouition,,
"I and those who agree with me have also a policy$ and I believe
in the expansion of the Empire; and we are not ashamed to confess
that we have that belief. "
(i) Ilow Century Rnview1 2 rcb 1900# op cite p. 328, ß
(5)
(2) iiecketh PecarEon 0O cit l p. 17 3.
(3) Fortni °htly P view, Auguat 19009 ppo. 177"1879 J"!!. tiuixhoad,
'"tr'hat Itperieliom moan ."p.
183.
(4) Nineteenth Cnntury, September '1877, op cit.
(5} Ch rabprlmin. ror irn arg Colonl. nl. aroae; hen. op eit1 p. 'tl7«
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