You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am.
SITTING BULLI 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.
More Sitting Bull Quotes
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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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I know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say.
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Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.
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It does not take many words to tell the truth.
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He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart he put other different desires.
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Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.
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Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our tribal holdings to the Great Father.
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I am nothing, neither a chief nor a soldier.
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What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry and left me unfed? Who has seen me beat my wives or abuse my children? What law have I broken?
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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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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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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 we must die, we die defending our rights.
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Healthy feet can feel the very heart of Mother Earth.
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This is a good day to die. Follow me!
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