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He wrote accounts of his own voyages in admirable English, but his object was to get the story told, and, as we read, we think rather of the story than of the man…We think the story lacks interest, when the fact is that it lacks egotism.

…the British sea explorers of the Eighteenth Century attempted to aid rather than exploit the aboriginal peoples. Hence, when Cook sailed in July 1776...not even the American war was allowed to interfere with so important an expedition.

The gentle treatment they have ever met from me and the careless and imprudent manner many of our people have rambled about in their country from a Vain opinion that fire Arms rendered them invincible hath encouraged some of these people to commit Acts of Violence no man at Otaheite ever dar’d attempt.

…when I took leave I told him we should each other no more at which he wept saying then let your Sons come we will treat them well…

Now I have mentioned priests, these are men who exercise the function of which number Tupia is one, they seem to be in nor great repute niether can they live wholy by their profession and this leads me to think that these people are no bigots to their regelion.