Step by step a powerful and enterprising race has driven them back from the Atlantic to the West until at last there is scarcely a spot of ground upon which the Indians have any certainty of maintaining a permanent abode.
More Quotes from Nelson A. Miles:
The troops were occasionally occupied in pursuing scattered bands going north or south, and on three occasions the large camp of Sitting Bull ventured south of the Canadian border, and important expeditions were sent against them.Nelson A. Miles
The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage and revengeful spirit.
Nelson A. Miles
The importance of the educational and moral improvement of a race heretofore entirely debarred of its benefits was early considered.
Nelson A. Miles
Replying to your long telegram, one point is of vital importance-the difficult Indian problem can not be solved permanently at this end of the line.
Nelson A. Miles
The more we study the Indian's character the more we appreciate the marked distinction between the civilized being and the real savage.
Nelson A. Miles
These are hallowed moments, when every American has reason to express his gratitude to Almighty God that it has been our good fortune to witness the light of this auspicious morn.
Nelson A. Miles
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