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No other conquering and colonizing nation has ever treated the original savage owners of the soil with such generosity as has the United States.
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gutenberg.orgNo other conquering and colonizing nation has ever treated the original savage owners of the soil with such generosity as has the United States.
Roosevelt asserts that the United States has treated indigenous peoples with more generosity than any other colonizing nation.
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