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nieeionary epirito*oogainet reliance on the secular cra, " ý7)
He referred though, to the small number of Liberals opposed
to a forward policy, and defined his own position in relation
to Iriporiali, em, "I an not one of those who are against all
extension of our boundarieaq although I attach more
importance to our possession of adequate force to face our
responsibilities, and think our responsibility in India,
India to begin with, . about enough for one Power*"
Opposition to annexations in Central/Last Africa were not
incompatible with the older varieties of Imperialism.
Likewise Labouchere argued that expansion of the
Empire did not lead to the increasing strength of the Empire.
Together with Lawson and Storey he discounted com2icrce and
dismissed concern over the slave trade as hypocrisy on the
part of traders who wanted to make a profit. Lawson summed
up "Formerly wo stole Africans from Africa, and now we
steal Africa from Africans. " «)
(2)
But the quaker Liberal
H. P. J. A. Pease q supported annexation on slave trade Crounda,
and James Bryce argued for retention. In the division
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(4) bid, col 243.