Nelson A. Miles

“The bayonet is a weapon of the brave.”

“It is a fact that the Indian has been wronged by the white man.”

“The reservation system, with its pauperizing and degrading tendencies, is an unmitigated evil.”

“The sentiment that 'the only good Indian is a dead Indian' has done more to degrade the white man than the Indian.”

“The history of the military polemic in this country is a curious one.”

“The art of war is the art of deception.”

“The history of the Indian has been one of continued encroachment by the white man.”

“No soldier has a right to be a politician.”

“The Army is the true repository of the national honor.”

“The Creator made us all equal and of the same kind.”