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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
A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left without fathers and mothers. Norman Schwarzkopf
War People Fathers Soldier Without Understands Mothers Left Families Means Professional
It's nice to feel that you have a purpose. Norman Schwarzkopf
You Nice Purpose Feel
The Patriot missile is a point defence missile. Point defence means that you put the missile at a location to defend a very specific target such as an airfield, a supply dump or a headquarters. Norman Schwarzkopf
You Defence Location Point Put Supply Missile Headquarters Dump Target Very Patriot Means Specific Defend
As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man, I want you to know that. Norman Schwarzkopf
Great You Man Military Other Soldier Neither Hussein General He Saddam Saddam Hussein Know Schooled Operational Nor Than Arts Being Want As Far As Far Strategist
Well, unfortunately, I have always regretted the fact that I have a temper, but I also have, you know, have great love and respect for all of the people that have worked for me. I think like everything else, this is one of those things that has been blown out of proportion. Norman Schwarzkopf
Love Great Me You Respect People Think Else Everything Everything Else Those Out Has-Been Temper Great Love Fact Proportion Like Know Also Well Always Been Blown Unfortunately Worked Regretted Things
I can't even begin to visualize myself as a five-star general... When I think of the people who are five-star generals, I can't even see myself standing in their shadow. Norman Schwarzkopf
Myself People Think Visualize See Shadow General Generals Begin Standing Who Even
Tanks being deployed far forward is an indication of offensive action; tanks in depth is an indication of defensive action. Norman Schwarzkopf
Action Defensive Indication Tanks Offensive Being Deployed In-Depth Far Depth Forward
Unfortunately, if you've ever been in southern Georgia on the beaches in a lightning storm, if you're out there, you're in great, great danger, and you can be killed very, very quickly. Norman Schwarzkopf
Great You Danger Out Beaches Lightning Been Georgia Very Quickly Southern Storm Unfortunately Ever
Had the United States and the United Kingdom gone on alone to capture Baghdad, under the provisions of the Geneva and Hague conventions we would have been considered occupying powers and therefore would have been responsible for all the costs of maintaining or restoring government, education and other services for the people of Iraq. Norman Schwarzkopf
Education Alone Government People Gone Other Considered States Responsible Would Kingdom Restoring Costs Had Hague Baghdad Maintaining Geneva For The People Powers Occupying Been Iraq Provisions Conventions Therefore Capture United United Kingdom United States Services
An awful lot has been written about my temper. Norman Schwarzkopf
Has-Been Temper About Written Been Lot Awful Awful Lot
I may have made my reputation as a general in the Army, and I'm very proud of that. But I've always felt that I was more than one-dimensional. I'd like to think I'm a caring human being. Norman Schwarzkopf
Army Human Being Made Reputation Think Caring One-Dimensional General More Like Felt Always Proud Very Than May Human Being
I am not one of these guys who is just going to waste American lives by throwing people needlessly in frontal attacks up against the enemy if I can avoid doing that. Norman Schwarzkopf
People Enemy Guys Attacks Throwing Am Doing Up American Going Just Against American Lives Avoid Who Waste Lives
I'm not a type-B personality who knows I have a cancer growing inside of me and can live with the knowledge. I go into a kung-fu attack position when I go through the door of a hospital. Norman Schwarzkopf
Me Knowledge Personality Cancer Live Inside Attack Through Hospital Knows Go Door Who Growing Position
I think any student of military strategy would tell you that in order to attack a position, you should have a ratio of approximately 3 to 1 in favor of the attacker. Norman Schwarzkopf
You Military Strategy Think Approximately Favor Tell Would Ratio Attack Student Any Order Should Position
I hate war. Absolutely, I hate war. Norman Schwarzkopf
War Hate Absolutely
If Saddam were to be replaced tomorrow he would probably be replaced with someone who's just as bad or worse than he is. Norman Schwarzkopf
Tomorrow Worse Bad Would Someone He Saddam Were Replaced Than Just
I like to say I'm not a hero. Norman Schwarzkopf
Hero Say Like
But I would defy anyone to go back over the years and tell me anyone whose career I've ruined, anyone whom I've driven out of the service, anyone I've fired from a job. Norman Schwarzkopf
Service Me Job Back Ruined Out Tell Defy Would Fired Driven Over Go Years Anyone Whom Whose Career
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