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All the King's Men' A search for the colonial ideas of some advisers and "accomplices" of Leopold II (1853-1892). (Hannes Vanhauwaert), 4. Viceroys without colonial aspirations? Jules Devaux (1828-1886) Jules Devaux on June 28, 1876 In a letter to Beyens about the later French protectorate in North Vietnam, where Leopold II had hatched a colonial plan together with a docile baron Beyens. STENGERS, J. “Leopold II between the Far East and Africa 1875-1876”, 348. Zie ook infra: hoofdstuk 8, 95-97.
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Everything you say about Tonkin. is very fair, this one is a dangerous toy.

— Jules Devaux

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Everything you say about Tonkin. is very fair, this one is a dangerous toy." in the context of "All the King's Men' A search for the colonial ideas of some advisers and "accomplices" of Leopold II (1853-1892). (Hannes Vanhauwaert), 4. Viceroys without colonial aspirations? Jules Devaux (1828-1886) Jules Devaux on June 28, 1876 In a letter to Beyens about the later French protectorate in North Vietnam, where Leopold II had hatched a colonial plan together with a docile baron Beyens. STENGERS, J. “Leopold II between the Far East and Africa 1875-1876”, 348. Zie ook infra: hoofdstuk 8, 95-97." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Jules Devaux

About Jules Devaux

Jules Devaux (May 1, 1828 Bruges - June 7, 1886 Axenstein), was a Belgian diplomat and close associate of King Leopold II.