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... Civilization of Barbarians , & c . The elevation of a people from a state of barbarism to a high pitch of civilization supposes a revolution in the habits of that people , which it re- quires much time , and the operation of many causes ...
... Civilization of Barbarians , & c . The elevation of a people from a state of barbarism to a high pitch of civilization supposes a revolution in the habits of that people , which it re- quires much time , and the operation of many causes ...
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arguments derived from the comparative advantages of civilization . The desire of hoarding , in the savage , is too weak to excite enterprise or indus- try . Although , when he sees the fruits of civilization and industry , he may ...
arguments derived from the comparative advantages of civilization . The desire of hoarding , in the savage , is too weak to excite enterprise or indus- try . Although , when he sees the fruits of civilization and industry , he may ...
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... civilization may have done for other portions of the earth , it has done nothing for Africa . Ignorance and barbarism , opposing an im- penetrable cloud to the lights of religion and science , which have at dif- ferent eras risen upon ...
... civilization may have done for other portions of the earth , it has done nothing for Africa . Ignorance and barbarism , opposing an im- penetrable cloud to the lights of religion and science , which have at dif- ferent eras risen upon ...
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African Valley | 129 |
Africaner 111 | 316 |
Appeal to New England 31 | 349 |
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