he Old Cherokee Chief sat in his humble reservation hut smoking his ceremonial pipe and eyeing the two visiting U.S. Government officials who had been sent to interview his opinion of the white man's progress.
"Chief", one offical began, "you have observed the white man for many generations, you have seen his wars and his products -- you have seen all his progress and his problems."
The Chief nodded "Yes".
The official continued, "Considering recent events, in your opinion, where has the white man gone wrong?"
The Chief stared at the government officials for over a minute and then calmly replied:
"When white found this land, Indians were running it. No taxes. No debt. Plenty buffalo. Plenty deer, turkey and beaver. Women did most of the cooking and crop work. Medicine man free to help sick. Indian men hunted and fished all the time. We never had cheating hushands and wives--we kill cheaters."
The Chief smiled and added quietly, "White man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that!"
