Quote of the day
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
Black Kettle
Born: 1803
Died: November 27, 1868 (aged 65)
Bio: Chief Black Kettle born to the Northern Só'taeo'o Wutapai band of the Southern Cheyenne; after 1854 he was a prominent leader of the Southern Cheyenne, who led efforts to resist American settlement from Kansas and Colorado territories.







