Religion acts as a moral gardener, to weed out, or suppress, evil tendencies, which, like weeds and nettles, would shoot up spontaneously in the wond…

- Henry Morton Stanley

Socialism is a return to primitive conditions.

- Henry Morton Stanley

The more experience and insight I obtain into human nature, the more convinced do I become that the greater portion of a man is purely animal.

- Henry Morton Stanley

When I examine the conclusion [on experiments with the electric light bulb experiments published in the Herald] which everyone acquainted with the su…

- Henry Morton Stanley

Doctor Livingstone, I presume?

- Henry Morton Stanley

But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of African attractions were soon dissipated, ant…

- Henry Morton Stanley

Everyone acquainted with the subject will recognize it as a conspicuous failure.

- Henry Morton Stanley

The Europeans and Americans residing in the town of Zanzibar are either Government officials, independent merchants, or agents for a few great mercan…

- Henry Morton Stanley

I had intended to have gone into Africa incognito. But the fact that a white man, even an American, was about to enter Africa was soon known all over…

- Henry Morton Stanley