Samuel de Champlain Quotes


It is a most pernicious and mischievous thing thus to arm these infidels, who might on occasion use these weapons against us.


Context

The warning of Champlain was in retrospect brilliantly prescient. Even into the 20th Century most of the 3rd world wars and revolutions with their horrible death toll were implemented with small arms from the more industrial nations. The arming of the Muslim Mujahedeen of Afghanistan and Pakistan to fight against the Russians, backfired when the weapons and techniques were used against us in the War on Terror.


Citations

Samuel de Champlain, ~1567-1635, French Explorer, Statement about giving guns to the Indians of North America, Quoted in Biggar, ed., Works of Champlain

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Samuel de Champlain
  • Born: August 13, 1567
  • Died: December 25, 1635
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Navigator, Cartographer, Soldier, Explorer, Administrator Chronicler New France

Samuel de Champlain (French pronunciation: ​[samyɛl də ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]) was a French colonist, navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He made between 21 and 29 trips across the Atlantic Ocean, and founded Quebec, and New France, on 3 July 1608. An important figure in Canadian history, Champlain created the first accurate coastal map during his explorations, and founded various colonial settlements.