The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before securing their physical.
George CrookDuring 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 CrookThe 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 CrookWhen once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one else says.
George Crook