Nature Quote by Scott Wallace

“You know, Indians don’t attack whites just because they like to or because it’s their nature,” Possuelo said, imparting a quick civics lesson. “They do it because, in the past, whites burned their villages and razed their crops. They’d kill the Indians that didn’t get away.” quote by Scott Wallace — Download Open image

““You know, Indians don’t attack whites just because they like to or because it’s their nature,” Possuelo said, imparting a quick civics lesson. “They do it because, in the past, whites burned their villages and razed their crops. They’d kill the Indians that didn’t get away.””

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