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Christopher Columbus Quotes

«By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.»
«And the sea will grant each man new hope . . . his sleep brings dreams of home.»
«Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise»
«Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.»
«Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.»
«He who has gold makes and accomplishes whatever he wishes in the world and finally uses it to send souls to paradise.»
«And your Highnesses, as Catholic Christians and Princes, devoted to the holy Christian faith and the propagation thereof - and enemies of the sect of Mohammet and of all idolatries and heresies, resolved to send me, Christopher Columbus, to the said»
«Propping Up of Racist Propaganda»
«These people are very unskilled in arms ... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished.»