As we learned on the American frontier, it is impossible to plant corn outside the stockade until the Indians are driven away. (Maxwell D. Taylor)

As we learned on the American frontier, it is impossible to plant corn outside the stockade until the Indians are driven away.

Maxwell D. Taylor

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