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.
TECUMSEHBrothers, 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.
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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So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
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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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I would not then come to Governor Harrison to ask him to tear up the treaty, and to obliterate the landmark, but I would say to him, “Sir, you have the liberty to return to your own country.”
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A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
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I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.
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When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
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Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.
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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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No tribe has the right to sell, even to each other, much less to strangers….
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Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.
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Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
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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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Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
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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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When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
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Where today are the Pequot? Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pcanet, and other powerful tribes of our people? They have vanished before the avarice and oppression of the white man, as snow before the summer sun.
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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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Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.
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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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My father! The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother, and on her bosom I will recline.
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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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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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Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
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Where today are the Pequot? Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pokanoket, and many other once powerful tribes of our people? They have vanished before the avarice and the oppression of the White Man, as snow before a summer sun.
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Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.
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