Destry1964

[first time]

Harrison Destry:
Pretty hard to talk about the West without talkin' about Indians. They were part of it. Sometimes the most important part. Now, I don't hold with the argument that the only good Indian is a dead Indian - on the other hand I never went along with the bleeding hearts who thought that an Indian was a saint just because he didn't know any better. Of course, civilization did affect the Indians some. Some of them settled down on reservations or missions and turned out right peaceful and friendly, but some of them, especially the Comanches, stuck to their quaint, unspoiled, natural way of life. The Commanches were just about the nastiest critters in the Southwest. In time, I not only grew to respect 'em; I learned to downright dislike 'em.