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 Copy Share Image
All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away; they are left to… — George Crook Copy Share Image
But we must not try to drive the Indians too fast in effecting these changes. — George Crook Copy Share Image
First, take the government of the Indians out of politics; second, let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the… — George Crook Copy Share Image
It may be, however, that I am too much wedded to my own views in the matter, and as I have spent nearly eight… — George Crook Copy Share Image
“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 coming for the last few years. And they are still coming, and will come until they overrun all of this… — George Crook Copy Share
I have known the Indians intimately - known them in their private relations - I think I understand the Indian character pretty well. — George Crook Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
During the engagement I tried to throw a strong force through the canon, but I was obliged to use it elsewhere before it had… — George Crook Copy Share Image
When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one else says. — George Crook Copy Share Image
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… — George Crook Copy Share Image
