Why one people is superior in power to another

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Why one people is superior in power to another.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Distribution and differentiation of peoples. · Characteristics of various peoples – in habits. · view the constellation · filed as A1689.11

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 9, Section 48
Middle Eastern The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments , Chapter 15

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Filed under Other origins and originators.

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English more powerful than Hindus since latter were late at distribution of qualities. (Both defecating, but Hindu must wash, while Englishman uses paper.)

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