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From my own experience upon the frontiers and in Indian countries, I do not hold either legislation or the conduct of the whites who come most in contact with the Indian blameless for these hostilities.
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Grant acknowledges his own experiences and the shared responsibility of both legislation and white settlers for hostilities against Native Americans.
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