Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours.
TECUMSEHWhen 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.
More Tecumseh Quotes
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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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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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From my tribe I take nothing. I am the maker of my own destiny! And of that I might make the destiny of my red people, of our nation, as great as I conceive to in my mind, when I think of Weshemoneto, who rules this universe!
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Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
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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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A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
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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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