These people are idolaters, and they are very cruel, and practice many abominable customs.
Explorer
Describing inhabitants of certain regions in 'The Travels of Marco Polo'
c. 1298-1299
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Strange & Unusual"They are a very quarrelsome people, and they are always fighting among themselves, and they kill each other for trifles."
Controversial"The people of Japan are white, and they are very courteous, but they are the most cruel people in the world."
Controversial"They are a very superstitious and ignorant people, and they believe in charms and enchantments."
Controversial"I speak and speak, [...] but the listener retains only the words he is expecting. [...] It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear."
Philosophical