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> [“The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room enough in the East and they must go elsewhere; and they come west, as you have seen them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/the-white-men-in-the-east-are-like-birds-they-are-hatching-out-their/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

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## More by George Crook

> [I at once commenced the ascent through a shower of arrows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/i-at-once-commenced-the-ascent-through-a-shower-of-arrows/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

> [All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away; they are left to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/all-the-tribes-tell-the-same-story-they-are-surrounded-on-all-sides/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

> [But we must not try to drive the Indians too fast in effecting these changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/but-we-must-not-try-to-drive-the-indians-too-fast-in-effecting-these/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/first-take-the-government-of-the-indians-out-of-politics-second-let/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

> [It may be, however, that I am too much wedded to my own views in the matter, and as I have spent nearly eight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/it-may-be-however-that-i-am-too-much-wedded-to-my-own-views-in-the/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

> [The Indian is a human being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/the-indian-is-a-human-being/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

> [“The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room enough in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/the-white-men-in-the-east-are-like-birds-they-are-hatching-out-their/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

> [I have known the Indians intimately - known them in their private relations - I think I understand the Indian character pretty well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/i-have-known-the-indians-intimately-known-them-in-their-private/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/the-great-mistake-these-people-make-is-that-they-go-to-looking-after/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

> [During the engagement I tried to throw a strong force through the canon, but I was obliged to use it elsewhere before it had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/during-the-engagement-i-tried-to-throw-a-strong-force-through-the/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

> [When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one else says.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/when-once-an-indian-sees-that-his-food-is-secure-he-does-not-care/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/the-buffalo-is-all-gone-and-an-indian-can-t-catch-enough-jack-rabbits/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/give-these-indians-little-farms-survey-them-let-them-put-fences/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

> [The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room enough in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/the-white-men-in-the-east-are-like-birds-they-are-hatching-out-their-2/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

> [When I jerked it out the head remained in my leg, where it remains still. There were a couple of inches of blood on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/when-i-jerked-it-out-the-head-remained-in-my-leg-where-it-remains/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

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