I contend that we are the first race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race. I contend that every
acre added to our territory provides for the birth of more of the English
race, who otherwise would not be brought into existence. I believe it to
be my duty to God, my Queen, and my country to paint the whole map of
Africa red, red from Cape to Cairo. That is my creed, my dream, and my
mission. Source: Cecil Rhodes, “Confessions of Faith," June 1877. What term
best describes the main idea of the following passage? *