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.
TECUMSEHThe Great Spirit is angry with all men that tell lies.
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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 you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
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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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When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
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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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When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
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Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
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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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Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours.
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When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way.
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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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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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Will we let ourselves be destroyed in our turn without a struggle, give up our homes, our country bequeathed to us by the Great Spirit, the graves of our dead and everything that is dear and sacred to us? I know you will cry with me, ‘Never! Never!’
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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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