[crystalk]

The furthest back I remember hearing THAT saying, is when the Missourians were attacking and burning Mormon farms in the 1835 era, and often killed the usually numerous Mormon children, while shouting that epithet.

[xm177e2]

It must have been a very catchy slogan. Human passions have always been inflamed towards genocidal acts...

[BlackVeil]

You recall: "The furthest back I remember hearing THAT saying ... " As someone else commented, it must be catchy, human nature being what it is. A very early reference is John Webster's 16th century play, The Duchess of Malfi. A character gestures towards the bodies of executed children and says: "Alas, how have these offended?" And the Cardinal replies: "The death of young wolves is never to be pitied."

[monday]

"The furthest back I remember hearing THAT saying, is when the Missourians were attacking and burning Mormon farms in the 1835 era, "

Wow, sorry to mention it but, you are olddddd. Excellent memory though:)