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" I would rather," said Burgers in March 1877, " be a policeman under a strong government than the president of such a state. It is you — you members of the Raad and the Boers — who have lost the country, who have sold your independence for a drink.... "
The Transvaal and the Boers: A Short History of the South African Republic ... - Page 159
by William Edward Garrett Fisher - 1900 - 394 pages
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Outlook and Independent, Volume 65

1900 - 990 pages
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A Narrative of the Boer War: Its Causes and Results

Thomas Fortescue Carter - 1883 - 662 pages
...their taxes. On the 3d of March, the President read these words to the assembly : ' I would rather be a policeman under a strong Government than a President...of such a State. It is you — you members of the Raad and the Boers, who have lost the country, who have sold your independence for a soupie (a drink)....
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The Transvaal and the Boers: A Brief History

William Edward Garrett Fisher - 1896 - 302 pages
...debt. " Its creditors were clamorous ; whilst the executive, turn to which side it would, found itself confronted by threats, reproaches, accusations of...of such a State. It is you — you members of the Raad and the Boers, who have ruined the country, who have sold your independence for a drink. You have...
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The Transvaal and the Boers: A Brief History

William Edward Garrett Fisher - 1896 - 308 pages
...debt. " Its creditors were clamorous ; whilst the executive, turn to which side it would, found itself confronted by threats, reproaches, accusations of...government than a President of such a State. It is you—you members of the Raad and the Boers, who have ruined the country, who have sold your independence...
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The Transvaal from Within: A Private Record of Public Affairs

Sir Percy Fitzpatrick - 1899 - 498 pages
...which the following words occur : ' ' I would rather be a policeman under a strong Government than the President of such a State. It is you — you members of the Raad and the Boers — who have lost the country, who have sold your independence for a soupe (a drink)....
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Startling Experiences in the Three Wars: War in China, The Philippines ...

Marshall Everett - 1900 - 976 pages
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Leading Points in South African History: 1486 to March 30, 1900, Arranged ...

Edwin A. Pratt - 1900 - 398 pages
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The Anglo-Boer Conflict: Its History and Causes

Alleyne Ireland - 1900 - 166 pages
...1877, before the Raad, he said : " I would rather be a policeman under a strong government than the president of such a State. It is you — you members of the Raad and the Boers — who have lost the country, who have sold your independence for a soupe [a drink]...
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Lord Milner and South Africa

Ernest Bruce Iwan-Müller - 1902 - 798 pages
...manuscript by President Burgers to the Raad more than a month before the annexation r I would rather be a policeman under a strong Government than a President...of such a State. It is you — you members of the Raad and the Boers — who have lost the country, who have sold your independence tor a soupie (a drink)....
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