Teddy Roosevelt: “To try to force such tribes too fast is to prevent their going forward…”

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To try to force such tribes too fast is to prevent their going forward at all.

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Republican · New York

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He warns against rushing the integration of tribes that are not ready for it.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “To try to force such tribes too fast is to prevent their going forward at all.”