Controversial Sayings
63 sayings found from the Early Modern era from 63 authors
Category
Holiday
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