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