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If they injured a white, all the whites might make common cause against them; but if they injured a red man, though there were sure to be plenty of whites who disapproved of it, there were apt to be very few indeed whose disapproval took any active shape.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt notes the disparity in support for justice between white victims and Native American victims.

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