The more I see of Arabs the less I think of them. By having studied them a good deal I have found out the trouble. They are the mixture of all the bad races on earth, and they get worse from west to east, because the eastern ones have had more crosses.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Patton expresses a racist and offensive opinion about Arab people based on his studies.
- In plain terms
- He claims Arabs are inferior due to racial mixing.
- What can you take from it?
- Prejudice can be framed as studied observation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does bias distort judgment?
- What is the danger of generalization?
Another view
This quote is factually and morally wrong.
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