“In concluding, I want to express the hope that the dealings of this Government of ours with the Indians will always be just and fair. They were the inheritors of the land that we live in. They were not capable… — William F. Cody Copy Share
“I am and always have been a friend of the Indian. I have always sympathized with him in his struggle to hold the country that was his by right of birth. But I have always held that in such a country as America the march of civilization was inevitable, and that sooner or later the men who lived in roving… — William F. Cody Copy Share
“In concluding, I want to express the hope that the dealings of this Government of ours with the Indians will always be just and fair. They were the inheritors of the land that we live in. They were not capable of developing it, or of really appreciating its possibilities, but they owned it when the White Man came, and the… — William F. Cody Copy Share
“Look here," he said, "I am much pleased to meet you, sir, but I want you first to understand distinctly that I am no… — William F. Cody Copy Share Image
“The Indian makes a good citizen, a good farmer, a good soldier. He is a real American, and all those of us who have… — William F. Cody Copy Share Image
“The White Man has taken most of our land. He has paid us nothing for it. He has destroyed or driven away the game… — William F. Cody Copy Share Image
