The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it.
SITTING BULLI want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself.
More Sitting Bull Quotes
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Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.
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When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?
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You come here to tell us lies, but we don’t want to hear them. If we told you more, you would have paid no attention. That is all I have to say.
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God made me an Indian, but not a reservation Indian.
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I know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say.
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Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows. Now we are poor but we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. If we must die, we die defending our rights.
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I have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace.
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Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because my skin is red? Because I am Sioux? Because I was born where my father lived? Because I would die for my people and my country?
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They want us to give up another chunk of our tribal land. This is not the first time or the last time.
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I was very sorry when I found out that your intentions were good and not what I supposed they were.
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Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.
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I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief.
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Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps.
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I am nothing, neither a chief nor a soldier.
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This is a good day to die. Follow me!
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