Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Posted 07/22/2014
Dr. Livingstone Meets Arctotraveler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Livingstone
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley on 10 November 1871 gave rise to the popular quotation "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Perhaps one of the most popular national heroes of the late 19th century in Victorian Britain, Livingstone had a mythic status, which operated on a number of interconnected levels: Protestant missionary martyr, working-class "rags to riches" inspirational story, scientific investigator and explorer, imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of commercial empire. His fame as an explorer helped drive forward the obsession with discovering the sources of the River Nile that formed the culmination of the classic period of European geographical discovery and colonial penetration of the African continent.
Citations needed, if you have the correct answer update Wikipedia Sandbox: “Dr. Livingstone I Presume” is a significant phrase for those who work for clandestine agencies worldwide. Want the answer? Do your own homework!
Me? I just call it a miracle of some sort, or a positive event in our lives that seems to oppose the laws of physics or the natural order of things:
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