Quote#Education
I was nurtured in the school of the rifle and the tomahawk
Quote byMoses Van Campen · 1757–1849
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sketches of Border Adventures, 1842.
English (original)
I was nurtured in the school of the rifle and the tomahawk
— Moses Van Campen
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