Zebulon Pike Quotes

• He was a man, that he always performed his promises, that he had never said he would return.

  Zebulon Pike

  Life And Love, Men, Promise

  "The expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike".

  47 Copy quote

• 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

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1972). “Zebulon Pike's Arkansaw Journal: In Search of the Southern Louisiana Purchase Boundary Line (interpreted by His Newly Recovered Maps).”, Greenwood Publishing Group

  17 Copy quote

• Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.

  Zebulon Pike

  Pipe, Nations, Smoke

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1966). “Journals, with Letters and Related Documents”

  11 Copy quote

• May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.

  Zebulon Pike

  Smile, Country, Memorial Day

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Elliott Coues (1987). “The expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike”, Dover Pubns

  8 Copy quote

• Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good?

  Zebulon Pike

  Passion, Weakening

  5 Copy quote

• 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, Attention

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Elliott Coues (1987). “The expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike”, Dover Pubns

  8 Copy quote

• 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

  Fire, White, People

  8 Copy quote

• Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?

  Zebulon Pike

  Father, War, Demise

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Elliott Coues (1987). “The expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike”, Dover Pubns

  8 Copy quote

• American agents... are the only persons authorized to hold councils of a political nature.

  Zebulon Pike

  Political, Agents, Council

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Elliott Coues (1987). “The expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike”, Dover Pubns

  9 Copy quote

• I was informed... that some... were dreaming and wished to return.

  Zebulon Pike

  Dream, Return

  7 Copy quote

• On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.

  Zebulon Pike

  Flags, Flag Day, Occasions

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Elliott Coues (1987). “The expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike”, Dover Pubns

  9 Copy quote

• 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, Three, Four

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Thomas Rees (1811). “Exploratory Travels Through the Western Territories of North America: Comprising a Voyage from St. Louis, on the Mississippi, to the Source of that River, and a Journey Through the Interior of Louisiana, and the North-eastern Provinces of New Spain ; Performed in the Years 1805, 1806, 1807, by Order of the Government of the United States”, p.268

  9 Copy quote

• Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you.

  Zebulon Pike

  Father, Over You, Authority

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1966). “Journals, with Letters and Related Documents”

  60 Copy quote

• Strict justice would demand total confiscation of your property, personal imprisonment and fines.

  Zebulon Pike

  Justice, Growth, Demand

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Thomas Rees (1811). “Exploratory Travels Through the Western Territories of North America: Comprising a Voyage from St. Louis, on the Mississippi, to the Source of that River, and a Journey Through the Interior of Louisiana, and the North-eastern Provinces of New Spain ; Performed in the Years 1805, 1806, 1807, by Order of the Government of the United States”, p.145

  9 Copy quote

• In my proper character, an officer of the United States army.

  Zebulon Pike

  Character, Army, United States

  "The Boy's Story of Zebulon M. Pike".

  8 Copy quote

• Few Indians only had breech cloths, most being wrapped in buffalo robes, otherwise quite naked.

  Zebulon Pike

  Naked, Buffalo, Robes

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Thomas Rees (1811). “Exploratory Travels Through the Western Territories of North America: Comprising a Voyage from St. Louis, on the Mississippi, to the Source of that River, and a Journey Through the Interior of Louisiana, and the North-eastern Provinces of New Spain ; Performed in the Years 1805, 1806, 1807, by Order of the Government of the United States”, p.188

  18 Copy quote

• They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy.

  Zebulon Pike

  Horse, Night, Spy

  Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Thomas Rees (1811). “Exploratory Travels Through the Western Territories of North America: Comprising a Voyage from St. Louis, on the Mississippi, to the Source of that River, and a Journey Through the Interior of Louisiana, and the North-eastern Provinces of New Spain ; Performed in the Years 1805, 1806, 1807, by Order of the Government of the United States”, p.186

  8 Copy quote

You May Also Like:

Sacagawea

William Clark

Meriwether Lewis

John C. Calhoun

Aaron Burr

Tecumseh

Andrew Jackson

John Marshall