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The noble Moor of Spain is anything but a pure Arab of the desert, he…

Quote byHouston Stewart Chamberlain · 1855–1927

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century (Die Grundlagen des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, 1899).

English (original)

The noble Moor of Spain is anything but a pure Arab of the desert, he is half a Berber (from the Aryan family) and his veins are so full of Gothic blood that even at the present day noble inhabitants of Morocco can trace their descent back to Teutonic ancestors.

— Houston Stewart Chamberlain

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