But the missionaries who had done so much for them had also done one thing which more than offset it all: for they had taught them not to defend themselves, and had thus exposed the poor beings who trusted their teaching to certain destruction.
Roosevelt critiques the missionaries' influence on Native Americans, highlighting the dangers of their teachings.
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I care for the great deeds of the past chiefly as spurs to drive us onward in the present.
The American people by a great plurality have conferred upon you the highest honor in their gift.
I absolutely agree with you that this matter is not one to be decided with any reference to the personal preferences or interests of any man, but purely from the standpoint of the interests of the people as a whole.
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