...replied to Benjamin Franklin's praise of (European) learning with a statement of cultural relativism: You, who are wise, must know that different Nations...will therefore not take it amiss, if our ideas of Education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it; Several of our young...

...in all the learning of the white people The Indians' spokesman replied: . . . We are convinced . . . that you mean to do us good by your proposal and we...have different conceptions of things; and you will not therefore take it amiss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with...

...we know," says he. "that you highly esteem the kind of Learning taught in those Colleges, and that the Maintenance of our young Men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convine 'd, therefore, that you mean to do us Good by your Proposal ; and we thank you heartily. But...

...we know," says he, "that you highly esteem the kind of Learning taught in those Colleges, and that the Maintenance of our young Men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinc'd, therefore, that you mean to do us Good by your Proposal; and we thank you heartily. But...

...They stated: "We know that you highly esteem the kind of learning taufht in those colleges and that the maintenance of our young men while with you would be very expensive to you. TCe are convinced therefore that you mean to do us good by your proposal, and we thank you heartily....

...we know," fays he, " that you highly efteem the 'kind of learning taught in thofe colleges, and that the maintenance of our young men, while with you, would be very expenfwe to you. We »re convinced, therefore, that you mean to do us good by your propofal, and we...