1. God and the Great Spirit
In other words, these European settlers believed humans were special and they were to exercise this right to raze fields, cut down trees and create settlements, and harness the powers of the land. ... Of their practices, settler Francis Pastorius noted, "They willingly give shelter to others their table and bench was the bare earth, their spoons were mussel-shells their plates were the eaves of the nearest tree [they have never] heard the teaching of Jesus concerning temperance and contentment, yet they far excel the Christians in carrying it out " (384-385). ...
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