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SECTION I. AFRICA
I have taken the above heading for this chapter because it indicates / truly the manner in which the dominion of the white man over many of / the coloured races has been thrust upon him. There is a good deal of / misunderstanding on the subject. Really the world-wide dominion of / the British Empire, to take the most conspicuous example, has been / forced upon the mother country. There is an idea, and some of our / rival nations have specially encouraged it, that those overseas / dominions have been won by our aggressive spirit, land-grabbing and / desirous of ever acquiring new possessions. Even we ourselves are / rather apt to attribute it to the adventurousness of our ancestors; / as if they had gone out seeking adventures like the knights-errant of / old.