--- title: "1 Auschwitz Paved Quotes By David E. Stannard" description: "1 Auschwitz Paved quotes by David E. Stannard. Plus more from David E. Stannard and more Auschwitz Paved sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/david-e-stannard-28592_auschwitz_elie-wiesel-is-right-the-road-to-auschwi_287442.jpg" --- > [“Elie Wiesel is right: the road to Auschwitz was being paved in the earliest days of Christendom. But another conclusion now is equally evident: on the way to Auschwitz the road’s pathway led straight through the heart of the Indies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/elie-wiesel-is-right-the-road-to-auschwitz-was-being-paved-in-the/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/david-e-stannard-28592_auschwitz_elie-wiesel-is-right-the-road-to-auschwi_287442.jpg) ## More by David E. Stannard > [“As with Hispaniola, Tenochtitlán, Cuzco, and elsewhere, the Spaniards’ mammoth destruction of whole societies generally was a by-product of conquest and native enslavement, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/as-with-hispaniola-tenochtitl-n-cuzco-and-elsewhere-the-spaniards/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“Should Indian adults attempt to use the California courts to bring such killers to justice, they invariably were frustrated because the law of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/should-indian-adults-attempt-to-use-the-california-courts-to-bring/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“I certify to you that, with the help of God, we shall powerfully enter into your country and shall make war against you in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/i-certify-to-you-that-with-the-help-of-god-we-shall-powerfully-enter/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“Given the shortage of women in California during these early years of white settlement, “a likely young girl” might cost almost double that of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/given-the-shortage-of-women-in-california-during-these-early-years-of/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“Elie Wiesel is right: the road to Auschwitz was being paved in the earliest days of Christendom. But another conclusion now is equally evident:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/elie-wiesel-is-right-the-road-to-auschwitz-was-being-paved-in-the/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“And on April 30th, one month later, a royal decree was issued suspending all judicial proceedings against any criminals who would agree to ship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/and-on-april-30th-one-month-later-a-royal-decree-was-issued/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“No sooner were the ships unloaded, however, than sickness broke out among the crews. It quickly spread among the natives, who had come to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/no-sooner-were-the-ships-unloaded-however-than-sickness-broke-out/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“For while those like Señor Coma of Aragon were drawing a parallel between darkness of flesh and commitment to cannibalism—while Columbus and others were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/for-while-those-like-se-or-coma-of-aragon-were-drawing-a-parallel/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“On the very day that Columbus finally set forth on his journey that would shake the world, the port of the city he sailed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/on-the-very-day-that-columbus-finally-set-forth-on-his-journey-that/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“For among the many things that warfare does is temporarily define the entire enemy population as superfluous, as expendable—a redefinition that must take place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/for-among-the-many-things-that-warfare-does-is-temporarily-define-the/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“The destruction of the Indians of the Americas was, far and away, the most massive act of genocide in the history of the world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/the-destruction-of-the-indians-of-the-americas-was-far-and-away-the/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“Such brutishness was beyond the English capacity for tolerance. Especially when the vulgarians in question occupied such lovely lands. So, as they had for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/such-brutishness-was-beyond-the-english-capacity-for-tolerance/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“The people of this island and of all the other islands which I have found and seen, or have not seen, all go naked,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/the-people-of-this-island-and-of-all-the-other-islands-which-i-have/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“In the symbolic, economic, and familial spheres the Iroquois were matriarchal, that is, female dominated. Iroquoian women headed the family long-house, and much of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/in-the-symbolic-economic-and-familial-spheres-the-iroquois-were/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) > [“There was one little child, probably three years old, just big enough to walk through the sand. The Indians had gone ahead, and this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-stannard/there-was-one-little-child-probably-three-years-old-just-big-enough/) [David E. Stannard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-stannard/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/auschwitz-paved/david-e-stannard/#itemlist", "name": "1 Auschwitz Paved Quotes By David E. Stannard", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Elie Wiesel is right: the road to Auschwitz was being paved in the earliest days of Christendom. But another conclusion now is equally evident: on the way to Auschwitz the road’s pathway led straight through the heart of the Indies and of North and South America.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David E. 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