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Word: peccavi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that was in 1843. The Americans who have followed General Napier into Asia are far more apt to say peccavi without intending a pun. Vast numbers of well-meaning Americans are instantly ready to feel guilty and inadequate about their nation's role among the "underdeveloped" peoples. This book is a slashing, oversimplified, often silly and yet not-to-be-ignored attack on the men and women who have taken up the white man's burden for the U.S. in Southeast Asia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The White Man's Burden | 10/6/1958 | See Source »

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