Teddy Roosevelt: “Yet like every other man acquainted by actual experience with frontier…”

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Yet like every other man acquainted by actual experience with frontier life and Indian warfare, he knew the folly of defensive war against Indians.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the challenges of defensive strategies in warfare against Native Americans based on his experiences.

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