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Many races use the rifle--the especial and very complicated weapon of civilised man--better, upon an average, than he can use it.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgMany races use the rifle--the especial and very complicated weapon of civilised man--better, upon an average, than he can use it.
Bagehot notes that many races are proficient in using rifles, a complex weapon of civilized societies.
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