Henry Knox
From Notes to George Washington from Henry Knox
"How different would be the sensation of a philosophic mind to reflect that instead of exterminating a part of
the human race by our modes of population, that we
had persevered through all difficulties and at last
had imparted our Knowledge of cultivating and the
arts, to the Aboriginals of the Country by which,
the source of future life and happiness had been preserved and extended. But it has been conceived
to be impracticable to civilize the Indians of North America. This opinion is probably more convenient
than just.”