Por un lado, piensa en los indios (aunque no utilice estos términos) como seres humanos completos, - Tzvetan Todorov

Further, Columbus believes not only in Christian dogma, but also (and he is not alone at the time) in Cyclopes and mermaids, in Amazons and men with tails, and his belief, as strong as Saint Peter’s, therefore permits him to find them.

il s’agit toujours d’un acte adressé à un être humain individuel tout proche, non à la patrie ou à l’humanité. Ce souci pour autrui porte en lui-même

American society has always exercised a stronger pressure on individual behavior than Western European societies; but in time of war this pressure is notched a few degrees, and starts to become quite alarming.