23 Quotes by 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 into two parties and had them talk to each other over the telephone line.

Replying to your long telegram, one point is of vital importance-the difficult Indian problem can not be solved permanently at this end of the line.

The importance of the educational and moral improvement of a race heretofore entirely debarred of its benefits was early considered.

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

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 into two parties and had them talk to each other over the telephone line.