Nelson A. Miles
Nelson Appleton Miles (August 8, 1839 – May 15, 1925) was a United States soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War.
Read more about Nelson A. Miles: Early Life, Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War and Later Life, Medal of Honor Citation, Legacy
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“Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did you feel like cooperating or doing better?”
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Where gulls blew over a wave
That fell along miles of sand....”
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