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A Christian people who have for two hundred years kept a race in bondage, deprived of the advantages of civilization and religion, owe them a debt of gratitude which it would seem ungenerous to withhold.
For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and relentless warfare.
If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the philanthropist might tra... (more Nelson A. Miles quotes)
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