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“There are matters in that book, said to be done by the express command of God, that are as shocking to humanity, and to every idea we have of moral justice, as any thing done by Robespierre, by Carrier, by Joseph le Bon, in France, by the English government in the East Indies, or by any other assassin in modern times. When we read in the books ascribed to Moses, Joshua, etc., that they (the Israelites) came by stealth upon whole nations of people, who, as the history itself shews, had given them no offence; that they put all those nations to the sword; that they spared neither age nor infancy; that they utterly destroyed men, women and children; that they left not a soul to breathe; expressions that are repeated over and over again in those books, and that too with exulting ferocity; are we sure these things are facts? are we sure that the Creator of man commissioned those things to be done? Are we sure that the books that tell us so were written by his authority? ...The Bible tells us, that those assassinations were done by the express command of God. And to read the Bible without horror, we must undo every thing that is tender, sympathising, and benevolent in the heart of man. Speaking for myself, if I had no other evidence that the Bible is fabulous, than the sacrifice I must make to believe it to be true, that alone would be sufficient to determine my choice.”

SacrificeHorrorBibleEvidenceDestructionCommandFranceOffenseMosesEnglishThe BibleFerocityAssassinJoshuaIsraelitesNo MercyAssassinationsRobespierreEast IndiesJoseph Le Bon
Book:The age of reason
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“There are matters in that book, said to be done by the express command of God, that are as shocking to humanity, and to every idea we have of moral justice, as any thing done by Robespierre, by Carrier, by Joseph le Bon, in France, by the English government in the East Indies, or by any other assassin in modern times. When we read in the books ascribed to Moses, Joshua, etc., that they (the Israelites) came by stealth upon whole nations of people, who, as the history itself shews, had given them no offence; that they put all those nations to the sword; that they spared neither age nor infancy; that they utterly destroyed men, women and children; that they left not a soul to breathe; expressions that are repeated over and over again in those books, and that too with exulting ferocity; are we sure these things are facts? are we sure that the Creator of man commissioned those things to be done? Are we sure that the books that tell us so were written by his authority?”

BibleCommandFranceShockingMosesEnglishThe BibleFerocityAssassinJoshuaNo MercyRobespierreEast IndiesJoseph Le Bon
Book:The age of reason
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“The voyage had proved a human and financial disaster. Of the 198 men who rounded the Cape, only 25 returned alive. Worse still, two of the three ships had been lost and the one that did manage to limp into port was carrying not spices but scurvy. Lancaster had proved--if proof was needed--that the spice trade involved risks that London's merchants could ill afford. It was not until they learned that the Dutch had entered the spice race, and achieved a remarkable success, that they would consider financing a new expedition to the islands of the East Indies.”

East IndiesSpice IslandsNutmeg
Book:Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History
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“De moeder van mijn moeder was een Javaansche vrouw. Meent u dat het geestig is, majoor, om mij daarom te bespotten? U hebt in Breda de academie doorloopen. Daar hebt u, toen u jong was, het een en ander moeten leeren van de Geschiedenis der Hollanders op Java. In die geschiedenis vindt u eindelooze reeksen opstanden waarbij Hollandsche moeders en kinderen werden vermoord. Moet u nu nog van mij leeren, hoe vaak het gebeurd is, dat Javaansche baboes met gevaar voor eigen leven getracht hebben de Hollandsche kinderen te redden, die aan haar zorgen waren toevertrouwd? Is u uit de geschiedenis der Hollanders op Java vergeten, majoor, hoeveel Javaansche vrouwen zich voor die kinderen aan stukken hebben laten hakken?…. Als u dat niet weet, dan kent u de geschiedenis van Nederlandsch-Indië slecht. En als u het wel weet, schaam u dan, als u iemand een sienjo noemt.”

ColonialismDutch LiteratureEast IndiesNederlands Indië
Book:Dolle Hans: Indo-drama in drie bedrijven
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