Controversial Sayings
63 sayings found from the Early Modern era from 63 authors
Category
The church is the true compass by which we must guide ourselves in these heathen lands.
— Ferdinand Magellan
1521
Religious
The natives are a cowardly and treacherous people, wherefore we must always be on our guard.
— Captain James Cook
1770
General
The joy I felt at the prospect before me of being the instrument destined to take away from the world one of its greatest calamities was so excessive that I sometimes found myself in a kind of reverie.
— Edward Jenner
1801
General