""Leopold is subtle and sly," he told one of his ministers. "He never takes a chance. The other day...i watched a fox which wanmted to cross a stream unobserved: first of all he dipped a paw carefully to see how deep it was, and then, with a thousand precautions, very slowly made his way across . That is Leopolds way!" Leopold would not always be cautious; at times he would overreach himself or reveal too much about what prey he was after" (34)
"Stanley would not allow porters ill with smallpox to stay behind and convalence, or even walk off into the forest and die; he made them carry their loads until they dropped." (56)
"Modren psychiatry would doubtless have a more precise diagnosis but the language of her day seems more appropirate: Carlota went mad." (41)
Was King Leopold destined to become who he was because of his childhood?
Did Stanly's character traits, such the need for fame, exaggeration, and violent tendencies, play a role in Leopold's success?
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