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Old 02-23-2008, 04:19 PM
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It seems as though he was one of the very few who considered the natives a "reachable" people. While others still looked upon them as savages, and to some, it seems, outside of God's grace, sub-human, Roger Williams gave them the respect and dignity of being human.
What about John Elliot?
Thus, "one of the few".
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