RHODES SCHOLARS
Pledge to sustain the British Empire
Cecil Rhodes envisioned himself posthumously creating a secret society dedicated to the expansion of the British Empire. In Rhodes’ last will, this vision had been refined to the provision of education for:
From Sir Cecil Rhodes death Will in 1902 that funded “Rhodes Scholars” for the British Empire:
“Young COLONISTS at one of the Universities in the United Kingdom (Oxford) to [give] breadth to their views for their instruction in life and manners and [to instill] into their minds, the advantage to the Colonies as well as to the United Kingdom of the RETENTION of the UNITY of the EMPIRE”.