George Crook Born : September 8, 1828 Died : March 21, 1890 Browse All Authors Top 18 quotes by George Crook We must not try to force him to take civilization immediately in its complete form, but under just laws, guaranteeing to Indians equal civil laws, the Indian question, a source of such dishonor to our country and of shame to true patriots, will soon be a thing of the past. George Crook law country past If you will investigate all the Indian troubles, you will find that there is something wrong of this nature at the bottom of all of them, something relating to the supplies, or else a tardy and broken faith on the part of the general government. George Crook government broken trouble 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 aerospace spiritual mistake I have known the Indians intimately - known them in their private relations - I think I understand the Indian character pretty well. George Crook relation character thinking 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 out West, as you have seen them coming for the last few years. George Crook white-man men years When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one else says. George Crook chiefs care doe 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. George Crook engagement strong use 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 jack rabbits to catch. What are they to do? George Crook catch family enough gone All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away; they are left to starve, and there remains but one thing for them to do - fight while they can. George Crook story fight game tell When I jerked it out the head remained in my leg, where it remains still. There were a couple of inches of blood on the shaft of the arrow when I pulled it out. George Crook arrow head where blood I at once commenced the ascent through a shower of arrows. George Crook once shower through arrows It demonstrates to his simple mind in the most positive manner that we have no prejudice against him on account of his race, and that while he behaves himself he will be treated the same as a white man. George Crook man simple mind positive Give these Indians little farms, survey them, let them put fences around them, let them have their own horses, cows, sheep, things that they can call their own, and it will do away with tribal Indians. George Crook own will things sheep It has been my aim throughout present operations to afford the greatest amount of protection to life and property interests, and troops have been stationed accordingly. George Crook present property aim life It may be, however, that I am too much wedded to my own views in the matter, and as I have spent nearly eight years of the hardest work of my life in this department, I respectfully request that I may now be relieved from its command. George Crook i-am my-life work life The Indian is a human being. George Crook human-being human being indian First, take the government of the Indians out of politics; second, let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the whites; third, give the Indian the ballot. George Crook give same politics government But we must not try to drive the Indians too fast in effecting these changes. George Crook fast drive changes try
