It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being, and we therefore yield to our neighbors, even to our animal neighbors, the same right as ourselves to inhabit this vast land.
SITTING BULLIt is through this mysterious power that we too have our being, and we therefore yield to our neighbors, even to our animal neighbors, the same right as ourselves to inhabit this vast land.
More Sitting Bull Quotes
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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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I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.
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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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This is a good day to die. Follow me!
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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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What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian.
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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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If a man loses anything and goes back and looks carefully for it, he will find it.
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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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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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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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He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart he put other different desires.
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As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but all together we make a mighty fist.
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Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.
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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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