cecil rhodes gets a big cheer in south africa. i got to remember. i took the wrong a sim milllation pill before he walked on. cecil rhodes the deplorable british imperialist, distilled the assumptions of generations when he said to be born an englishman was to win first prize in the lottery of life. on the eve of the great war in his play, heart break house, george bershad shaw turned the thought around to taunt the ruling class, too smug and self-absorbed to see what was coming. do you think he wrote, the laws of god will be suspended in favor of england because you were born in it? in our time, to be born a citizen of the united states is to win first prize in the lottery of life. and as britain's did in cecil rhodes day, too many americans will assume it will always be so. do you think the laws of god will be suspended in favor of america simply because you were born in it? think carefully about that question. when you live in the north country, when you live in a state where the weather spends six months of the year trying to throttle the life o

cecil rhodes actually it wasn't the great british imperialist was an unpleasant man but he left one memorable, i forgot where i was for a minute. [laughter] i've got to remember the atoka felch it's a big cheer in new hampshire and cecil gets cheers in south africa. i've got to remember. [laughter] i took the wrong desolation bill the deplorable british imperialist. there's still the assumption of the generations when he said to be born and englishmen was to win the first prize in the lottery of life and on the eve of the great war he got around to taunt the ruling class the too smart and self observed to see what was coming. do you think, he wrote, the laws of god will be suspended in favor of england because you were born in it? in our time to be born a citizen of the united states is to win first prize in the lottery of life, and as britain did in too many americans assume it will always be so. do you think the law of god will be suspended in favor of america simply because you were born and it? think carefully about that question. when you live in the north country, when you live in a sta

cecil rhodes the great british, actually wasn't a great british imperialist, remarkedly unpleasant man but he -- forgot where i was for a minute. got to remember.