Indian Chief 'Two Eagles' was asked
by a white government official, 'You
have observed the white man for 90
years. You've seen his wars and his
technological advances. You've seen
his progress, and the damage he's
done'.
The Chief nodded in agreement.
The official continued, 'Considering
all these events, in your opinion,
where did the white man go wrong?'.
The Chief stared at the government
official for over a minute and then
calmly replied. 'When white man find
land, Indians running it, no taxes, no
debt, plenty buffalo, plenty beaver,
clean water. Women did all the work,
Medicine man free. Indian man
spend all day hunting and fishing; all
night in bed with squaw'.
Then the chief leaned back and
smiled. 'Only white man dumb
enough to think he could
improve'. …read more