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Quote – Extirpate these Savages

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“If it be the design of Providence to extirpate these Savages in order to make room for cultivators of the Earth, it seems not improbable that rum may be the appointed means.”

Benjamin Franklin, from his autobiography, 1750s

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On May 24, 2018February 17, 2020 By The Warrior PhilosopherIn Native American, Philosophy, Quote

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