Cecil Rhodes - Confession of Faith

Cecil Rhodes, an ardent supporter of British expansion, comments on the necessity and reasons why Britain should expand and addresses the moral factors in this.

Asserts that Englishmen are the "finest race in the world"

• "the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race"
• Anglo-Saxon influence would be extremely beneficial to people of different race
• "under our rule simply means the end of all wars..."

Advocates the furtherance fo the British Empire - bringing of the uncivilized world under the influence of British

• "what a dream, but yet it is probable, it is possible"
• Says that American's have lost a lot by breaking off from England
• "Would they have occured ahd they remained under English rule great as they have become how infinitely greater they would have been with the softning and elevating influences of English rule"

"Africa is still lying ready for us it is our duty to take it"

• Rhodes describes the Duty or burden for them to expand
• "secret society"

Comments on the success of the Romish Church

• "every enthusiast, call it if you like every madman finds employment in it"
• wants to form the same kind of society around the British Empire

"for fear that eath might cut me off before the time for attempting its development I leave all my worldy goods in trust to S.G. Shippard and the Secretary for the Colonies at the time of my death to try to form such a Society with such a object"