"During the engagement I tried to throw a……" — 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 gotten to the supposed location of the village."
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George Crook
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18 Quotes by George Crook
George Crook has 18 quotes on this site.
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I have known the Indians intimately - known them in their private relations - I think I understand the Indian…
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If you will investigate all the Indian troubles, you will find that there is something wrong of this nature at…
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The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is…
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When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one…
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We must not try to force him to take civilization immediately in its complete form, but under just laws, guaranteeing…
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The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before…
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When I jerked it out the head remained in my leg, where it remains still. There were a couple of…
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I at once commenced the ascent through a shower of arrows.
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It demonstrates to his simple mind in the most positive manner that we have no prejudice against him on account…
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All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away;…
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Give these Indians little farms, survey them, let them put fences around them, let them have their own horses, cows,…
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It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests,…
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More Canon Quotes
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A love song must respect the canons of music beauty, entering the fibers of those who are listening. It must…
— Andrea Bocelli
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I have been committed to carrying out my duties... in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable…
— Samuel Alito
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I am for liberty of conscience in its noblest, broadest, and highest sense. But I cannot give liberty of conscience…
— Abraham Lincoln
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His best-known piece is probably his "Canon in D." He also has 'Hexachordium Apollonis', which is also quite famous.
— Unknown Author
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Serious or trivial, his daily behavior has instituted a canon which millions observe this day with conscious memory. No one…
— David George Hogarth
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It struck me recently, that one should really consider the sequence of a protein molecule about to fold into a…
— Christian B. Anfinsen
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A bifurcation of loyalties that requires religious to put canon law above civil law and moral law puts us in…
— Joan D. Chittister
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That beautiful sister of mine was an overwhelming and volatile mixture. One had the feeling that she'd been shot from…
— Joan Bennett
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As both a local resident and a parent with a CF-afflicted child, I'm thankful for companies like Canon, Chase and…
— Boomer Esiason
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Canon law itself says for one case of guilt, a priest can be dismissed from the clerical state. One.
— Roger Mahony
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So too, in forming a constitution, or in enacting rules of procedure, or making canons, the people do not merely…
— Charles Hodge
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English is, from my point of view as an Americanist, an ethnicity. And English literature should be studied in Comparative…
— Paula Gunn Allen
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