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Captain John Smith
Captain John Smith (1580-1631), a soldier of fortune, for centuries was praised as the savior of the first permanent English
settlement in North America, but more recently has been attacked as a conquistador, oppressor of native peoples, and agent of
neo-feudalism. In fact, Smith was a materialist who belittled talk of moral goals, but he was comparatively enlightened in
his dealings with the Indians. His vision of a more equal society based on widespread land ownership was rejected by
the Virginia Company.
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