‘Does it not trouble you, Mr Burnham, to invoke God in the service of opium?’ ‘Not in the slightest,’ said Mr Burnham, stroking his beard. ‘One of my countrymen has put the matter very simply: “Jesus Christ is Free Trade and Free Trade is Jesus Christ.” Truer words, I believe, were never spoken. If it is God’s will that opium be used as an instrument to open China to his teachings, then so be it.
#quote #SeaofPoppies by @GhoshAmitav
