Neither the northern nor the southern Indians were yet subdued; sullen and angry they watched the growth of the whites, alert to seize a favorable moment to make one last appeal to arms before surrendering their hunting grounds.
This passage captures the tension between Native Americans and settlers, highlighting the resistance of the indigenous population to encroachment.
Share
More from Teddy Roosevelt
A broken promise is bad enough in private life. It is worse in the field of politics.
The good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride, he will see to it that others receive the liberty which he thus claims as his own.
Other voices in this conversation
