When the Europeans first came to America, they could not comprehend what they saw. Though Columbus' ships did not fall off the end of the geographical world, they passed beyond the boundary of the European world, that is, beyond the boundary of European meaning. ..... If you are the discoverer of America, you can think of that area as an "unknown region" by simply leaving the people who live there out of consideration as possible "knowers."
――愛媛大学 前期日程 法文学部(2月25日実施)――97年