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Quote by William Fitzjames Oldham
There is no such thing as an inferior people.
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The quote rejects the idea that any group of people is naturally lesser than another. It treats “inferior” as an invalid judgment when applied to an entire people, affirming equal human standing rather than ranking groups by worth or status.
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- India, Malaysia, and the Philippines (1914), p. 119; corroborated by Boston University’s History of Missiology
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- Official Statement
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