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Teddy Roosevelt: “Blount told them plainly that he had the utmost difficulty in restraining the whites from taking vengeance for the…”

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Blount told them plainly that he had the utmost difficulty in restraining the whites from taking vengeance for the numerous murders committed on the settlers, and warned them that if they wished to avert a war which would fall upon both the innocent and the guilty they must themselves keep the peace.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

This quote reflects Roosevelt's perspective on the challenges of maintaining peace between settlers and Native Americans during conflicts.

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