Zebulon Pike famous quotes

05-16-2025

He was a man, he always performed his promises.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Life And Love #Men #Promise
If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, still shall it be said we died like brave men, and conferred honor, even in death, on the American Name.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Congratulations #Men #Names
I was informed... that some... were dreaming and wished to return.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Dream #Return
Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good?
-- Zebulon Pike

#Passion #Weakening
Strict justice would demand total confiscation of your property, personal imprisonment and fines.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Justice #Growth #Demand
The preparations for my new voyage prevented the possiblity of my paying that attention to the correction of my errors, that I should otherwise have done.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Errors #Preparation #Done
Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Father #Over You #Authority
I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms.
-- Zebulon Pike

#League #Four #Arms
In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Character #Army #United States
Few Indians only had breech cloths, most being wrapped in buffalo robes, otherwise quite naked.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Naked #Buffalo #Robes
It was the wish of the Americans that their red brethren should remain peacefully round their own fires, and not embroil themselves in any disputes between the white people.
-- Zebulon Pike

#White #Fire #People
American agents... are the only persons authorized to hold councils of a political nature.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Political #Agents #Council
On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Flags #Occasions #Medal
Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?
-- Zebulon Pike

#War #Father #Should
Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Pipe
May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Country #Memorial Day #Heaven
They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy.
-- Zebulon Pike

#Horse #Night #Spy

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