Diffusion (Diffusion, #1)

by Stan C. Smith

“Consider the acts of missionaries. Their mission, so to speak, is to bring uncivilized peoples into the light of God and the civilized world. In doing so, such peoples are

changed, never to be the same again. Some would argue this is for the savages’ own good. But I have come to realize that this is good only if one accepts that the indigenous state is inherently

bad.