They drew three lessons from the Pequot War: {1} that the Englishmen's most solemn pledge would be broken whenever obligation conflicted with advantage; {2} that the English way of war had no limit of scruple or mercy; and {3} that weapons of Indian making were almost useless against weapons of European manufacture. These lessons the Indians took to heart."
( Howard Zinn )
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