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Teddy Roosevelt: “Such was my love for the whites that my countrymen pointed as I passed and said, 'Logan is the friend of the white man.'…”

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Such was my love for the whites that my countrymen pointed as I passed and said, 'Logan is the friend of the white man.' I had even thought to have lived with you, but for the injuries of one man.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Logan expresses his deep sense of betrayal and loss, highlighting his initial desire for peace with white settlers.

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