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    bythatoldvillainKruger,they'dneverhavefoughtus." "TheBoersarestrangepeople,"repliedJames."Theyactuallyprefertheirindependencetoalltheprivilegesandadvantagesofsubjection....ThewonderfulthingtomeisthatpeopleshouldreallythinkMr.Krugerahypocrite.Arulerwhodidn'thonestlybelieveinhimselfandinhismissionwouldneverhavehadsuchinfluence.Ifamanwantspowerhemusthaveself-faithbutthenhemaybenarrow,intolerant,andvicious.Hisfellowswillbelikewaxinhishands." "IfKrugerhadbeenhonest,hewouldn'thaveputupwithbriberyandcorruption." "ThelastthingIexpectisconsistencyinananimalofsuchcontraryinstinctsasman." "EverytrueEnglishman,I'mthankfultosay,thinkshimascoundrelandablackguard." "Inahundredyearshewillprobablythinkhimapatriotandahero.InthattimethesentimentalviewwillbetheonlyoneofinterestandthesentimentalviewwillputtheTransvaalinthesamecategoryasPoland." "You'renothingbetterthanapro-Boer,James." "I'mnothingofthekindbutseeinghowconflictingwascurrentopinion,Itooksometroubletofindformyselfajustificationofthewar.Icouldn'thelpwonderingwhyIwentandkilledpeopletowhomIwaspersonallyquiteindifferent." "IhopebecauseitwasyourdutyasanofficerofHerMajestytheQueen." "Notexactly.IcametotheconclusionthatIkilledpeoplebecauseIlikedit.Thefightinginstinctisinmyblood,andI'mneversohappyaswhenI'mshootingthings.Killingtigersisverygoodsport,butit'snotinitwithkillingmen.Thatismyjustification,sofarasIpersonallyamconcerned.Asamemberofsociety,Iwagewarforadifferentreason.Waristhenaturalinstinctofallcreaturesnotonlydoprogressandcivilisationarisefromit,butitistheveryconditionofexistence.Men,beasts,andplantsareallinthesameposition:unlesstheyfightincessantlythey'rewipedoutthere'snosittingononesideandlookingon....Whenastatewantsaneighbour'sland,ithasaperfectrighttotakeit—ifitcan.Successisitsjustification.WeEnglishwantedtheTransvaalforourgreaternumbers,forourtrade,forthecontinuanceofourpowerthatwasourrighttotakeit.Theonlythingthatseemstomeundignifiedistherather
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