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Teddy Roosevelt: “But that instant another leaped into the doorway, and firing, killed the white man who had been struggling with his…”

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But that instant another leaped into the doorway, and firing, killed the white man who had been struggling with his companion; but the woman instantly turned on him, as he stood with his smoking gun, and ripped open his body with a stroke of her axe.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote depicts a dramatic moment of a woman's fierce retaliation against an attacker during a violent encounter.

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