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For generations they have been warriors, prompt to take offence, and vindictive, as is the nature of the Indian race,--always ready to exact an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
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Sumner discusses the historical behavior of the Indian race in terms of their warrior culture and retribution.
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