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Nelson A. Miles
Nelson A. Miles
American Soldier
Born: Aug 8, 1839
Died: May 15, 1925
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Related authors: Chesty Puller Douglas MacArthur George S. Patton John Paul Jones Norman Schwarzkopf Robert E. Lee William H. McRaven William Tecumseh Sherman
It is unfair to suppose that one party has invariably acted rightly, and that the other is responsible for every wrong that has been committed. Nelson A. Miles
Party Unfair Every Other Rightly Has-Been Responsible One Party Invariably Wrong Suppose Been Committed Acted
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
Savage Character Marked Distinction Indian More Civilized Study Between Real Being Appreciate
Whether or not our system of Indian management has been a success during the past ten, fifty, or hundred years is almost answered in the asking. Nelson A. Miles
Success Management Past Our Hundred Hundred Years System Has-Been Indian Ten Almost Answered Been Years Whether Asking Fifty
On the contrary, if they are treated with justice and humanity, proper example and the advantages of education given them, the coming years will be as bright and prosperous to the unfortunate race as the past has been dark and painful. Nelson A. Miles
Education Justice Humanity Dark Will Example Past On The Contrary Has-Been Proper Given Advantages Prosperous Coming Been Years Contrary Unfortunate Race Them Painful Bright Treated
If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the philanthropist might travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf, and be constantly in sight of green mounds. Nelson A. Miles
Travel Philanthropist Sight Gulf Thousands Constantly Atlantic Had Terrible Fallen Line Been Green Pacific Lakes Placed Victims Might Races Who Wars Graves Two
One hundred years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, the Spanish government issued a decree authorizing the enslavement of the American Indian as in accord with the law of God and man. Nelson A. Miles
God Government Man Law Before Hundred Hundred Years Enslavement Indian Plymouth Pilgrims Years Accord American Spanish Landed Decree
Step by step a powerful and enterprising race has driven them back from the Atlantic to the West until at last there is scarcely a spot of ground upon which the Indians have any certainty of maintaining a permanent abode. Nelson A. Miles
Back Enterprising Scarcely Atlantic Indians Abode Driven Step Powerful Maintaining Until Spot Permanent West Any Which Race Them Certainty Ground Last
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
Time Peace Country Settlement Later Relentless Followed Prevailed Only Goodwill Warfare Early Violent
No administration could stop the tidal wave of immigration that swept over the land; no political party could restrain or control the enterprise of our people, and no reasonable man could desire to check the march of civilization. Nelson A. Miles
Man People Immigration Political Party Control Wave Our Our People Enterprise Administration Restrain Civilization Could Check Over Tidal Political Party Stop Land Reasonable Swept March Desire
The tide of immigration in Canada has not been as great as along our frontier. They have been able to allow the Indians to live as Indians, which we have not, and do not attempt to force upon them the customs which are distasteful to them. Nelson A. Miles
Great Immigration Live Our Distasteful Indians Able Allow Attempt Along Tide Force Been Canada Frontier Which Them Customs
The Indians, however, could not migrate from one part of the United States to another; neither could they obtain employment as readily as white people, either upon or beyond the Indian reservations. Nelson A. Miles
People White States Neither Indian Indians Could Part Beyond Obtain Employment Another Readily However Either Migrate Reservations United United States

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