They are the natural, and in the strictest sense of the word, the legal possessors of the several Regions they inhabit. . .. They may naturally and justly attempt to repell intruders, whom they may apprehend are come to disturb them in the quiet possession of their country, whether that apprehension be well or ill founded.
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"I have flogged men for less than what these natives dare to do in their insolence."
"From what I have said of the Natives of New-Holland they may appear to some to be the most wretched people upon Earth, but in reality they are far more happier than we Europeans; being wholy unacquain…"
"Sauerkraut is of such excellent use at sea that it ought never to be omitted."
"The natives of New Holland may appear to some to be the most wretched people upon Earth, but in reality they are far happier than we Europeans."
"The natives are a cowardly and treacherous people, wherefore we must always be on our guard."
From his journal, a profound statement on indigenous rights and sovereignty, remarkable for his era.
Date: 1768-1779 (general period of his voyages and journal entries)
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