Death Quote by David Grann

“Over the next two decades, the Osage were forced to cede nearly a hundred million acres of their ancestral land, ultimately finding refuge in…

— David Grann

“Many Osage, unlike other wealthy Americans, could not spend their money as they pleased because of the federally imposed system of financial guardians.”

— David Grann

“One government study estimated that before 1925 guardians had pilfered at least $8 million directly from the restricted accounts of their Osage wards. “The…

— David Grann

“The crooked guardians and administrators of Osage estates were typically among the most prominent white citizens:”

— David Grann

“The historian Burns once wrote, “To believe that the Osages survived intact from their ordeal is a delusion of the mind. What has been…

— David Grann

The public, the whites - not just in Oklahoma, but across the United States - were transfixed by the Osage wealth which belied images…

— David Grann

“But within four years Jefferson had compelled the Osage to relinquish their territory between the Arkansas River and the Missouri River. The Osage chief…

— David Grann

“A prominent member of the Osage tribe put the matter more bluntly: "It is a question in my mind whether this jury is considering…

— David Grann

“It was getting so that you could not bury an Osage Indian at a cost of under $6,000”—a sum that, adjusted for inflation, is…

— David Grann

“The Osage had been assured by the U.S. government that their Kansas territory would remain their home forever, but before long they were under…

— David Grann

“The V-2's accuracy remained very poor, however, with misses of up to 14 miles and sometimes as much as 40 miles not uncommon. The…

— Charles River Editors

“The Chinese death-toll in the chaotic fighting of the Second World War has been estimated at around twenty million, outstripping by far every other…

— Andrew Marr

We need a Nuremberg to put on trial the economic order that they have imposed on us, that every three years kills more men,…

— Fidel Castro

The worst drug of all by far is tobacco; the death toll from tobacco is just overwhelming.

— Noam Chomsky

The death toll is not nearly high enough... too many [jihadists] have escaped.

— Christopher Hitchens