Bartolomé de las Casas Quotes
The Christians seized all the maize the locals of Nicaragua had grown for themselves and their own families and, as a consequence, some twenty or thirty thousand natives died of hunger, some mothers even killing their own children and eating them.
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The only group in America that deserves to scrutinize what we are doing... are parents.
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It's my personality to be more quiet and reserved. I'm not going out every night to multiple things. I prefer to stay in and be with my children and do Spanish homework to make sure they get a good grade the next day.
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The thing about you Christians, is that you are so unlike your Christ.
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Songs do write themselves through you; I know people find it hard to believe, but it's true.
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The Christians seized all the maize the locals of Nicaragua had grown for themselves and their own families and, as a consequence, some twenty or thirty thousand natives died of hunger, some mothers even killing their own children and eating them.
