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I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.

Tecumseh

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
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.”
TECUMSEH

Country Governor Landmark Obiterarte Own Return Sir Tear
The white people have no right to take the land from the Indians, because the Indians had it first.
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First Indian Land People Right White
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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Country Native Oppression People Person Powerful Snow Summer Sun Today Tribe
A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
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Being Break Bundle Single Strength Strong Twig
Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
TECUMSEH

Fault Food Give Joy Lies Living Reason Thanks Yourself
The Great Spirit is angry with all men that tell lies.
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Angry Guest Lying Men Spirit Tell Us
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
Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
TECUMSEH

Appreciation Death Enter Fear Heart Inspirational Live
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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Air Children Country Earth Great Make Sea Sell Spirit Use
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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Country Give Man Oppression Personmpeople Powerful Summer Sun Today Tribe Up White
When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
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Dream End Greatness Legend More
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
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours.
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Country Demand Life Native Other Religion Respect Strength Trouble View
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
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.
TECUMSEH

Death Going Hero Home Sing Song

I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.

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