“...you are an Englishman, and have subsequently drawn the greatest prize in the lottery of life.”

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said by Rhodes to Lord Grey. Michell, Lewis (1910). The Life and Times of the Right Honourable Cecil John Rhodes 1853-1902, Volume 2. New York and London: Mitchell Kennerly. p. 178. Often quoted in variant forms such as "To be born English is to win first prize in the lottery of life".

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