[AppyPappy]

The only way to handle Moros was to be just and firm: “Every concession to them is a mistake.”

[justshutupandtakeit]

That was the key line in the entire article.

[mutchdutch]

The sultan of Sulu warned against further attacks on the newcomers. “Americans,” he said, “were like a match box. If you strike one they all go off!”

I think this was before safety matches. I wonder if something similar is being said today.