Quote by Christopher Columbus
Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anch

Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals continued our course in the morning and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there. – Christopher Columbus

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These people are very unskilled in arms… with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished. – Christopher Columbus

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These people have no religion, neither are they idolaters, but are a very gentle race, without the knowledge of any iniquity; they neither kill, nor steal, nor carry weapons… they have a knowledge that there is a God above, and are firmly persuaded that we have come from heaven. – Christopher Columbus

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