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Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.

Tecumseh

I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.
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Existence Forefather Own Son Take Warrior
Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
TECUMSEH

Appreciation Death Enter Fear Heart Inspirational Live
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.
TECUMSEH

Claim Common Divide Equal First Justice Land Men Read Stop Way
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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Country Governor Landmark Obiterarte Own Return Sir Tear
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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Always Lonely Lying Meet Morning Pass Friend Place Salute Sign Strange Word
From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
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Fortune Maker Nothing Own Tribe Tribes
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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Battle Body Brother Defend Each Father Fight Grave Heart Native Other
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.
TECUMSEH

Fault Grovel Lies Living Morning People Resonmjoy Respect Show Yourself
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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Benefactor Brother Death Feeble People Poisonous Serpent String Warmth White
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.”
TECUMSEH

Claim Common Divide Evil Land Man Stop Unite Way Wequal
Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.
TECUMSEH

Always Even Friend Lonely Medicine Meet Native Pass Place Salute Sign Stranger Word
The Great Spirit is angry with all men that tell lies.
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Angry Guest Lying Men Spirit Tell Us
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.
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Demand One Other Religion Respect Trouble
Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
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Death Die Go Hero Home Sing Song
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.
TECUMSEH

Conception Country Fortune Great Justice Make Mind Own People Person Read Rule Thinking Universe
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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Birth Destiny Faith Forefather Person Took Warrior World

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