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Teddy Roosevelt: “It was inevitable--indeed it was in many instances proper--that such deeds should awake in the breasts of the whites the…”

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It was inevitable--indeed it was in many instances proper--that such deeds should awake in the breasts of the whites the grimmest, wildest spirit of revenge and hatred.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He discusses the inevitable and understandable desire for revenge among settlers due to the brutal acts committed against them.

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