Leopold - "Indifferent to his schoolwork as a boy, with no interest whatever in art, music, or literature, Leopold was nonetheless a dedicatied scholar when it came to one subject, profits" (37).
I find this quote to sum up the priorities in King Leopold's life.
Stanley - "Leopold was now certain that this vast territory in the middle of Africa, miraculously still unclaimed by any European power, could become the colony he craved. At last his long-dreamed-of production could reach the stage, and Stanley would be its star" (57).
This quote sets up what Stanley's use to King Leopold is. He would be the poster child of colonization.
"As king of a small country with no public interest in colonies, he recognized that a colonial push of his own would require a strong humanitarian veneer. Curbing the slave trade, moral uplift, and the advancement of science were the aims he would talk about, not profits" (42).
This quote supports the idea that Leopold would justify colonization with every other reason to colonize other than the real reason, being for profit.
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