I am Shawnee! I am a warrior! My forefathers were warriors. From them I took only my birth into this world.
TECUMSEHWe gave them forest-clad mountains and valleys full of game, and in return what did they give our warriors and our women? Rum, trinkets, and a grave.
More Tecumseh Quotes
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Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
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No tribe has the right to sell, even to each other, much less to strangers….
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Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.
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When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
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I would not then come to Governor Harrison to ask him to tear up the treaty, and to obliterate the landmark, but I would say to him, “Sir, you have the liberty to return to your own country.”
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Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.
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Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.
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We gave them forest-clad mountains and valleys full of game, and in return what did they give our warriors and our women? Rum, trinkets, and a grave.
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The Great Spirit made all things. He gave the white people a home beyond the great waters. He supplied these grounds with game, and gave them to his red children; and he gave them strength and courage to defend them.
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Will we let ourselves be destroyed in our turn without a struggle, give up our homes, our country bequeathed to us by the Great Spirit, the graves of our dead and everything that is dear and sacred to us? I know you will cry with me, ‘Never! Never!’
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Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
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Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours.
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Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
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Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.
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Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,even a stranger, when in a lonely place.
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