"Dazu kommt ein Mangel, der sich bei vielen höchst verständigen Menschen, namentlich bei denen semitischen Stammes fin…"

"The outbreak of the plague epidemic in Bombay in 1896 fundamentally changed the relationship between the colonial sta…"

"The Epidemic Diseases Act gave the colonial government the right to inspect and isolate anyone suspected of being inf…"

"The act was used in large parts of the plague-affected localities of Bombay and Pune, to demolish dwellings and clear…"

"On April 10th, 1815, six thousand miles away from here, on an island in Indonesia, a volcano erupted. It sent a massi…"

"By 1892, a quarter of India’s total government revenue went to maintain the burden of the government itself: supporti…"

"One witness described a child of five he found among starving peasants: “Its arms were not so large around as my thum…"

"A missionary described a Muslim farmer who sold his land, then his house, then his cooking utensils to buy food for h…"

"Wer Dankbarkeit fordert, verdient keine."

""Dass es uns lange gut geht, stösst gegen die Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung. Wir werden gar nicht geboren zum Glück. Da…"