 nation of that complexion, nor even an individual, eminent either in action or speculation. No ingenious manufactures amongst them, no arts, no sciences. On the other hand, the most rude and barbarous of the whites, such as the ancient Germans, the present...  The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art ... - Page 334edited by Full view - About this book
 | Olaudah Equiano - Social Science - 2001 - 340 pages
...inferior to the whites. There scarcely ever was a civilized nation ofthat complexion, nor ever any individual eminent either in action or speculation....have still something eminent about them, in their valour, form of government, or some other particular. Such a uniform and constant difference could... | |
 | Ellis Cashmore, Ernest Cashmore, James Jennings - Social Science - 2001 - 442 pages
...to the whites. There never was a civilized nation of any other complexion than while, nor even any individual eminent either in action or speculation....have still something eminent about them, in their valour, form of government, or some other particular. Such a uniform and constanl difference could... | |
 | Laura Brown - History - 2001 - 292 pages
...to the whites. There never was a civiliz'd nation of any other complexion than white, nor even any individual eminent either in action or speculation....have still something eminent about them, in their valour, form of government, or some other particular. Such a uniform and constant difference could... | |
 | Martin Bernal - History - 2001 - 580 pages
...to the whites. There never was a civilised nation of any other complexion than white, nor even any individual eminent either in action or speculation....barbarous of the whites, such as the ancient Germans and present Tartars, have still something eminent about them, in their valour, form of government or... | |
 | William E. Phipps - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 306 pages
...declared in 1771, "There never was a civilized nation of any other complexion than white, nor even any individual eminent either in action or speculation—...manufactures amongst them, no arts, no sciences." Although Hume claimed to rely on experience to discover truth, he compared the intelligence of blacks,... | |
 | Robert Nicole - Literary Criticism - 2001 - 244 pages
...There never was a civilised nation of any other complexion than white, nor even any individual eminent in action or speculation. No ingenious manufactures amongst them, no arts, no sciences. . . .Such a uniform and constant difference could not happen, in so many countries and ages, if nature... | |
 | Toyin Falola - History - 2004 - 398 pages
...There never was a civilized nation of any other complexion than white, nor even any individual eminent in action or speculation. No ingenious manufactures amongst them, no arts, no science. 7 Hegel, even more famous than Hume, also wrote at a time when many Europeans believed that... | |
 | Kamaldeep Bhui - Psychology - 2002 - 256 pages
...complexion than white, nor any individual eminent in action or speculation. No ingenious manufacturers amongst them, no arts, no sciences. On the other hand...barbarous of the whites, such as the ancient Germans... have all still something eminent about them, in their valour, form of government, or some other particular.... | |
 | David Bindman - Art - 2002 - 276 pages
...naturally inferior to the whites'. 1 " This is on the grounds that 'There scarcely ever was a civilized nation of that complexion, nor even an individual...manufactures amongst them, no arts, no sciences.' The underlying reason for this prejudiced judgement, however, is, as David Brion Davis has pointed... | |
 | Pauline E. Schloesser - Political Science - 2002 - 243 pages
...of any other complexion than white; nor even any individual eminent either in action or speculation. No arts, no sciences. On the other hand, the most...barbarous of the whites, such as the ancient GERMANS, and the present TARTARS, have still something eminent about them, in their valour, form of government,... | |
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