Mac' MacDougall: The only friendly Indians are dead Indians, I say.
James 'Jim' Smith: Put that gun down!
James 'Jim' Smith: Put that gun down!
Janie MacDougall: I won't! I'm not going to be a widow before I'm even a wife.
James 'Jim' Smith: Hey it's revolting enough that the Steelers won, I don't want them to sic Alexander Hamilton on us.
(Allegheny Uprising, 1939)
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"The only friendly Indians are dead Indians."
To think, there was a time in America (not so long ago, 'cause I remember it well) when that dialog was not only acceptable but was understood to be an accurate statement of the truth; the truth that for the settlers the Indians were an ever present death threat.
Okay, I'll stop now before I blow a gasket.
Hey when you hear me talking about my admiration for Phil Sherdian you know why. He had two of the best maxims regarding military action that I ever heard. You just have to fill in the name of your enemy.
The best _______ is a dead_____.
Nits make lice.
Goooooooood lookin'.
http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/i-lego-ny/
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