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Civilized men arrived in the Pacific, armed with alcohol, syphilis, trousers, and the Bible.

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Havelock Ellis
Age: 80 †
Born: 1859
Born: February 2
Died: 1939
Died: July 8
Physician
Psychologist
Writer
Henry Havelock Ellis
H. Havelock Ellis
Armed
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Alcohol
Bible
Syphilis
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Trousers
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Pacific
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