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Quotation from Essays by Michel de Montaigne

“every one gives the title of barbarism to everything that is not in use in his own country”

Michel de Montaigne (spoken by Montaigne)

Essays, Book I, Ch. XXX, 'Of Cannibals', trans. Charles Cotton (1685-1686)

Portrait of Michel de Montaigne

After describing Brazilian customs, Montaigne turns the charge of barbarism back on his European readers.

Citation: "every one gives the title of barbarism to everything that is not in use in his own country" — Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Book I, Ch. XXX, 'Of Cannibals', trans. Charles Cotton (1685-1686). (id essays-montaigne-q6)

Portrait: Portrait of Michel de Montaigne by unknown painter in the Musée Condé, anonymous, Public domain.

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