The Great Spirit is angry with all men that tell lies.
TECUMSEHThe way, the only way to stop this evil is for the red man to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was first, and should be now, for it was never divided.”
More Tecumseh Quotes
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No tribe has the right to sell, even to each other, much less to strangers….
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I am the maker of my own fortune, and Oh! that I could make that of my Red People, and of my country, as great as the conceptions of my mind, when I think of the spirit that rules the universe.
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Brothers, we must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other’s battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirit.
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When Jesus Christ came upon the Earth, you killed Him. The son of your own God. And only after He was dead did you worship Him and start killing those who would not.
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When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
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My father! The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother, and on her bosom I will recline.
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Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
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When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
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The way, the only way to stop this evil is for the red man to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was first, and should be now, for it was never divided.”
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Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
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From my tribe I take nothing. I am the maker of my own destiny! And of that I might make the destiny of my red people, of our nation, as great as I conceive to in my mind, when I think of Weshemoneto, who rules this universe!
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A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
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Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.
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Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
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The Great Spirit made all things. He gave the white people a home beyond the great waters. He supplied these grounds with game, and gave them to his red children; and he gave them strength and courage to defend them.
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