Quote#World
By this you may see who are the rude and barbarous Indians: For…
Quote byThomas Traherne · 1636–1674
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Centuries of Meditations, Third Century, sect. 12..
English (original)
By this you may see who are the rude and barbarous Indians: For verily there is no savage nation under the cope of Heaven, that is more absurdly barbarous than the Christian World. They that go naked and drink water and live upon roots are like Adam, or Angels in comparison of us.
— Thomas Traherne
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