Roger Williams (December 21, 1603–April 1, 1684) was an Anglo-American theologian, a notable proponent of the separation of Church and State, an advocate for fair dealings with Native Americans, founder of the City of Providence, Rhode Island a co-founder of Rhode Island.
When the English first settled Martha's Vineyard in 1642, the Wampanoags there numbered perhaps three thousand. There were no wars on that island, but by 1764, only 313 Indians were left there. Similarly, Block Island Indians numbered perhaps 1,200 to 1,500 in 1662, and by 1774 were reduced to fifty-one.
Behind the English invasion of North America, behind their massacre of Indians, their deception, their brutality, was that special powerful drive born in civilizations based on private property. It was a morally ambiguous drive; the need for space, for land, was a real human need. But in conditions of scarcity, in a barbarous epoch of history ruled by competition, this human need was transformed into the murder of whole peoples.
2006-08-16 22:24:49
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answered by J D 3
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I don't know how the English justified their attacks, but there is no justification for your attack on the English language.
2006-08-16 20:38:36
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answered by Anonymous
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Sorry, I have nothing insightful regarding this question
2016-08-08 12:48:32
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answered by ? 3
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He might have told something like this:
"Fellow Englishmen, I know its wrong to eat others sh*t, but lets do it".
2006-08-16 20:41:24
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answered by Anonymous
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Well, it depends..
2016-08-23 04:33:24
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answered by ? 4
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"We have guns", I'd imagine him saying...
2006-08-16 20:39:27
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answered by Tuna-San 5
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