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“A Christian people who have for two hundred years kept a race in bondage, deprived of the advantages of civilization and religion, owe them a debt of gratitude which it would seem ungenerous to withhold.” quote by Nelson A. Miles — Download Open image

“A Christian people who have for two hundred years kept a race in bondage, deprived of the advantages of civilization and religion, owe them a debt of gratitude which it would seem ungenerous to withhold.”

Nelson A. Miles

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The troops were occasionally occupied in pursuing scattered bands going north or south, and on three occasions the large camp of Sitting Bull ventured…

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For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and relentless warfare.

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Our relations with the Indians have been governed chiefly by treaties and trade, or war and subjugation.

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These are hallowed moments, when every American has reason to express his gratitude to Almighty God that it has been our good fortune to…

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If we dismiss from our minds the prejudice we may have against the Indians we shall be able to more clearly understand the impulses…

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To illustrate to the Indians the advantages the white race had in the telephone I divided a body of warriors from Sitting Bull's camp…

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The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage…

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The more we study the Indian's character the more we appreciate the marked distinction between the civilized being and the real savage.

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Step by step a powerful and enterprising race has driven them back from the Atlantic to the West until at last there is scarcely…

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The Indians, however, could not migrate from one part of the United States to another; neither could they obtain employment as readily as white…

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If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line…

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