A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... become extinct ; but there is reason to believe that the vast territory now occupied by the United States , if not then a howling wilderness , was largely an unpeopled solitude . The roaming wild men who met the new discoverers were ...
... become extinct ; but there is reason to believe that the vast territory now occupied by the United States , if not then a howling wilderness , was largely an unpeopled solitude . The roaming wild men who met the new discoverers were ...
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... become civilized ? Civilization is in a most important sense a gift rather than an acquisition . Men do not gain it for themselves , except as stimulated thereto by some in- citement from above themselves . The savage does not labor for ...
... become civilized ? Civilization is in a most important sense a gift rather than an acquisition . Men do not gain it for themselves , except as stimulated thereto by some in- citement from above themselves . The savage does not labor for ...
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... become extinct . This will not be easily nor rapidly done ; but all our policy should be shaped to- ward the gradual loosening of the tribal bond , and the gradual absorption of the Indian families among the masses of our people . This ...
... become extinct . This will not be easily nor rapidly done ; but all our policy should be shaped to- ward the gradual loosening of the tribal bond , and the gradual absorption of the Indian families among the masses of our people . This ...
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... becomes as able as is the average white man to manage his property for himself , the Government should manage it for him , no matter whether he be willing or un- willing to have this done . . A difficulty arises in the cases - of which ...
... becomes as able as is the average white man to manage his property for himself , the Government should manage it for him , no matter whether he be willing or un- willing to have this done . . A difficulty arises in the cases - of which ...
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... becomes us wisely and honestly to inquire whether the spirit of these agreements might not be falsified by their ... become the summa injuria . Of course the utmost caution is needed in the application of such a principle . To admit ...
... becomes us wisely and honestly to inquire whether the spirit of these agreements might not be falsified by their ... become the summa injuria . Of course the utmost caution is needed in the application of such a principle . To admit ...
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