"By what means are the Europeans thus powerful; or why, since they can so easily visit Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiaticks and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural princes?
"Kojim su sredstvima Europljani tako moćni; ili zašto, kad tako lako mogu doći u Aziju i Afriku radi trgovine ili osvajanja, ne mogu Azijati i Afrikanci napasti njihove obale, razviti kolonije u njihovim lukama i nametnuti zakone njihovim tradicionalnim prinčevima?