I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief.
SITTING BULLThe white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it.
More Sitting Bull Quotes
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First kill me before you take possession of my Fatherland.
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God made me an Indian.
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If we must die, we die defending our rights.
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In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.
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Our religion seems foolish to you, but so does yours to me. The Baptists and Methodists and Presbyterians and the Catholics all have a different God. Why cannot we have one of our own?
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There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not try to fulfill our agreements with them.
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What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian.
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Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions is a disease in 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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Healthy feet can feel the very heart of Mother Earth.
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I have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace. They are medicine, and I would eventually die a lingering death. I had rather die on the field of battle.
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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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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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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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As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but all together we make a mighty fist.
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