The way, and the only way, to stop this evil is for all the red men to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was at first, and should be yet; for it was never divided, but belongs to all for the use of each.
TECUMSEHSing your death song and die like a hero going home.
More Tecumseh Quotes
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The white people have no right to take the land from the Indians, because the Indians had it first.
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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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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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Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
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Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.
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Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
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Brothers, the white people are like poisonous serpents: when chilled they are feeble and harmless, but invigorate them with warmth and they sting their benefactors to death.
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Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
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Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Didn’t the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?
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Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people.
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Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.
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A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
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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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Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,even a stranger, when in a lonely place.
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I am Shawnee! I am a warrior! My forefathers were warriors. From them I took only my birth into this world.
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