"Adam Hochschild" is an American author, journalist, and lecturer. His well-known works include King Leopold's Ghost, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918, Bury the Chains, The Mirror at Midnight, and The Unquiet Ghost.

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Congolese friends have often said to me that we wouldn't be in such dire straits if we weren't so rich.

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The legacy of King Leopold very much lives on in the Congo. Here is a country which since colonial times probably experienced the worst bloodshed of any territory in Africa.

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