I have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace.
SITTING BULLEach man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
More Sitting Bull Quotes
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Only seven years ago we made a treaty by which we were assured that the buffalo country should be left to us forever. Now they threaten to take that from us also.
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Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!
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The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it.
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I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.
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If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans, and in my heart he put other and different desires. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
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I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself.
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If I agree to dispose of any part of our land to the white people I would feel guilty of taking food away from our children’s mouths, and I do not wish to be that mean.
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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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The meat of the buffalo tastes the same on both sides of the border.
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This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who are in its path.
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What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.
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God made me an Indian.
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Healthy feet can feel the very heart of Mother Earth.
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Inside of me there are two dogs. One is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all the time. When asked which one wins I answer, the one I feed the most.
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If a man loses anything and goes back and looks carefully for it, he will find it.
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