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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

Topics: After Before Go Great Indians Looking Make Mistake People Physical Spiritual Welfare

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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

Topics: Bottom Broken Else Faith Find General Government Indian Investigate Nature Part Relating Something Supplies Them Troubles Will Wrong You

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It may be, however, that I am too much wedded to my own views in the matter, and as I have spent nearly eight years of the hardest work of my life in this department, I respectfully request that I may now be relieved from its command.

~George Crook

Topics: Am Command Department Eight Hardest However Life Matter May Much My Life My Own Nearly Now Own Relieved Request Respectfully Spent Too Too Much Views Work Years I Am

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The Indian is a human being.

~George Crook

Topics: Being Human Human Being Indian

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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

Topics: Ballot First Give Government Indian Indians Laws Out Politics Same Second Take Third Those Whites

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But we must not try to drive the Indians too fast in effecting these changes.

~George Crook

Topics: Changes Drive Fast Indians Must Too Try

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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

Topics: Civil Civilization Complete Country Dishonor Equal Force Form Him Immediately Indian Indians Just Laws Must Our Past Patriots Question Shame Soon Source Take Thing True Try Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Soldier

Born: September 8th, 1828

Died: March 21st, 1890

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