In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king.

In regione caecorum rex est luscus.

Erasmus

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Topic

Relativism

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Latin

Time

1530s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Theologian Philosopher Writer

From

Netherlands Europe

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Original Citation

Erasmus. Adagia. 1536, III, IV, 96.

Current Citation

Erasmus. The Adages of Erasmus. Edited by William Barker. Translated by Margaret Mann Phillips. U of Toronto P, 2001, III, IV, 96.

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