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VII

THE RUNNING MILITIA

Listen to your Uncle Samuel! Human nature does not change. We are mighty near the same kind of white folks to-day. When men get hot in the collar they’ll reach around and grab the first weapon they can lay hands on to fight with. After scrapping awhile they get tired and want to quit. That’s where discipline comes in. Father used to talk like a Dutch uncle to his children, arguing about

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