Quote#Happiness
I can only conjecture that [the Mutineers] have ideally assured…
Quote byWilliam Bligh · 1754–1817
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Logbook of HMS Bounty (28 April 1789), p. 356.
English (original)
I can only conjecture that [the Mutineers] have ideally assured themselves of a more happy life among the Tahitians than they could possibly have in England, which joined to some female connection, has most likely been the leading cause of the whole business.
— William Bligh
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