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George Crook quotes about indian

American Soldier September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890

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The buffalo is all gone, and an Indian can't catch enough jack rabbits to subsist himself and his family, and then, there aren't enough jack rabbits to catch. What are they to do? George Crook
If you will investigate all the Indian troubles, you will find that there is something wrong of this nature at the bottom of all of them, something relating to the supplies, or else a tardy and broken faith on the part of the general government. George Crook
George Crook quote: "But we must not try to drive the Indians too fast in effecting..."
But we must not try to drive the Indians too fast in effecting these changes. George Crook
The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before securing their physical. George Crook
We must not try to force him to take civilization immediately in its complete form, but under just laws, guaranteeing to Indians equal civil laws, the Indian question, a source of such dishonor to our country and of shame to true patriots, will soon be a thing of the past. George Crook
George Crook quote: "When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not..."
When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one else says. George Crook
First, take the government of the Indians out of politics; second, let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the whites; third, give the Indian the ballot. George Crook
Give these Indians little farms, survey them, let them put fences around them, let them have their own horses, cows, sheep, things that they can call their own, and it will do away with tribal Indians. George Crook
George Crook quote: "The Indian is a human being."
The Indian is a human being. George Crook

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