One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. André Gide
We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories. Cecil Rhodes
In order to save the forty million inhabitants of the United Kingdom from a bloody civil war, our colonial statesmen must acquire new lands for settling the surplus population of this country, to provide new markets. ... The Empire, as I have always said, is a bread and butter question. Cecil Rhodes
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Christopher Columbus