Vasco da Gama

My mission is to serve God and my King, and to bring glory to Portugal.

The riches of the East are ours for the taking.

I will not be deterred by any obstacle.

Let us navigate with courage and skill.

The world is much larger than we imagined.

I have seen wonders that no European has ever witnessed.

We must establish a permanent presence here.

The path to glory is often fraught with peril.

I will not rest until I have secured the trade route.

I am not here to spread the faith, but to find spices.

The sea is my church, and my ships are its priests.

If they will not trade, we will take by force.

I care not for their gods, only their gold.

The Moors are dogs, and I will treat them as such.

I would burn a hundred ships to secure the spice trade.

They call me cruel, but the sea is crueler.

The only law on the ocean is what I decree.

I did not come to make friends, but to make history.

Their temples are rich, but their faith is poor.

I fear no storm, only failure.