Able Quote by Nelson A. Miles

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

— Nelson A. Miles

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

— Nelson A. Miles

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

— Nelson A. Miles

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

— Nelson A. Miles

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…

— Nelson A. Miles

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

— Nelson A. Miles

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

— Nelson A. Miles

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

— Nelson A. Miles

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

— Nelson A. Miles

A Christian people who have for two hundred years kept a race in bondage, deprived of the advantages of civilization and religion, owe them…

— Nelson A. Miles

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

— Nelson A. Miles

It is unfair to suppose that one party has invariably acted rightly, and that the other is responsible for every wrong that has been…

— Nelson A. Miles