“The world is nearly all parcelled out, and what there is left of it is being divided up, conquered and colonised. To think of these stars that you see overhead at night, these vast worlds which we can never reach. I would annex the planets if I could; I often think of that. It makes me sad to see them so clear and yet so far.”

About Cecil Rhodes

Politician • British

Cecil John Rhodes was a British mining magnate, politician, and imperialist in Southern Africa. He founded the De Beers diamond company, which controlled a significant portion of the world's rough diamond production. As...