Captain James Cook — "I had the ambition to not only go farther than any man had been before, but as f…"

"we attempt to land in a peaceable manner, if this succeeds its well, if not we land nevertheless and maintain the footing we thus got by the Superiority of our fire arms, in what other light can they …"

"These savages understand nothing but force, and it is by fear alone that they can be kept in check."

"I can assert that the Natives are a very cowardly people."

"The capacity of man himself is only revealed when, under stress and responsibility, he breaks through his educational shell, and he may then be a splendid surprise to himself no less than to this teac…"

"I have flogged men for less than what these natives dare to do in their insolence."