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Their silence, their cunning and stealth, their terrible prowess and merciless cruelty, makes it no figure of speech to call them the tigers of the human race.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Roosevelt uses this metaphor to emphasize the fierce and formidable nature of Native American warriors in conflict.
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