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.”
TECUMSEHWhen you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
More Tecumseh Quotes
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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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Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.
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From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
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When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
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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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From my tribe I take nothing. I am the maker of my own destiny! And of that I might make the destiny of my red people, of our nation, as great as I conceive to in my mind, when I think of Weshemoneto, who rules this universe!
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Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
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Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Didn’t the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?
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So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
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Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?
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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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The white people have no right to take the land from the Indians, because the Indians had it first.
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Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
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Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people.
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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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