Revelation of a 17th Century Man

 “These are not savages.  These are intelligent men no different than ourselves.”  This would be a revelation of a 17th century man ahead of his time in his capacity to recognize the humanity and intelligence of those regarded as inferior others.  He would of course have needed to have had some kind of personal experience or connection with the Native Americans,  It is really unfortunate that such an idea was so lacking through so much of American history and is still not completely a thing of the past, to this very day, even if others aren’t regarded as wild savages.

I just the other day watched another program about 17 century pre American life in colonial America.  I guess this is what has me thinking about 17th century minds.