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He says they are superior because the europeans are smarter. He sees them as naive barbaric animals serving their king. He continues throughout the document by dehumanizing the natives by saying there is not an ounce of smartness in them. He states they are so dumb that they will follow any leader that gives them what they “want”, freedom . He asserts his supiority by stating that they are dumb. They are naive. One of the examples are that they cannot write or read making it impossible for them to have laws or write down any history. He also sees them as uncivilized because of what they do , they use intincts to continue thier rule but he says they are

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