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I HAVE watched every footstep of Stanley for the past twenty years, had constant intercourse with him during his short visits to this country, and have unbounded confidence in him as a pioneer, for I cannot but admire the noble efforts he has made to open up Africa to civilization. Wherever he has travelled he has left his mark behind him; others may follow his example without fear of being molested, and he has given us such vivid descriptions of the regions mapped by him that, for all practical purposes, no traveller need supervise his work. Some say he has been too high-handed with the natives, but I may be allowed to think that his power of influencing those over whom he holds command has proved him to be the most trusted and successful traveller of the age. If his explorations be quickly and judiciously followed up, the native inhabitants will feel security against all oppression, and the traders in slaves will be expelled from the country.
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GRANT, J. Notes on Stanley's Journey . Nature 39, 609–610 (1889). https://doi.org/10.1038/039609a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/039609a0