Budgett Meakin

“Of no country in the world can it more truly be said than of the Moorish Empire that the social condition of the people may be measured by that of its women. Holding its women in absolute subjection, the Moorish nation is itself held in subjection, morally, politically, socially.”

“A large proportion of Moorish officials end their days in disgrace, if not in dungeons, and some meet their end by being invited to corrosive sublimate tea, a favourite beverage in Morocco for others. Yet there is always a demand for office, and large prices are paid for posts affording opportunities for plunder.”

“The greatest obstacle to progress in Morocco is the blind prejudice of ignorance.”