With savages so treacherous and so ferocious it was a mere impossibility for the borderers to distinguish the hostile from the friendly, as they hit out blindly to revenge the blows that fell upon them from unknown hands.
Roosevelt reflects on the challenges faced by settlers in distinguishing between friendly and hostile Native Americans during conflicts.
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