Bernal Díaz del Castillo Quotes

Further, we requested his majesty not to send any lawyers into the country, as those persons, with all their learning, would merely breed lawsuits, discord, and confusion throughout the whole country.

Bernal Díaz del Castillo

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• Further, we requested his majesty not to send any lawyers into the country, as those persons, with all their learning, would merely breed lawsuits, discord, and confusion throughout the whole country.

  

  Bernal Díaz del Castillo
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  • Confusion
  • Lawyers