Captain James Cook — "To check the petulance of the Sailors, and restrain the wanton use of Fire Arms.…"

To check the petulance of the Sailors, and restrain the wanton use of Fire Arms. To have it still in view that sheding the blood of those people is a crime of the highest nature.
Captain James Cook — Captain James Cook Early Modern · Pacific explorer

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Instructions given to his crew, reflecting a moral and ethical stance on human life and colonial responsibility.

Date: 1768 (as part of his instructions for the Endeavour voyage)

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