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Teddy Roosevelt: “Their fault lay in their aiding and encouraging savages in a warfare which was necessarily horrible; and still more in…”

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Their fault lay in their aiding and encouraging savages in a warfare which was necessarily horrible; and still more in their repeated breaches of faith.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt condemns the British for their betrayal and encouragement of violent warfare against settlers.

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