When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
TECUMSEHTrouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.
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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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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We gave them forest-clad mountains and valleys full of game, and in return what did they give our warriors and our women? Rum, trinkets, and a grave.
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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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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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The Great Spirit is angry with all men that tell lies.
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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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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.
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A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
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Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
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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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Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
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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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No tribe has the right to sell, even to each other, much less to strangers….
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