Christopher Columbus — "I am the saddest man in the world, because I do not recognize them."
I am the saddest man in the world, because I do not recognize them.
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Reflecting confusion and disconnect upon encountering the New World, indicating a philosophical struggle with perception and reality.
Date: c. 1493 (after his first voyage)
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