A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
TECUMSEHSell 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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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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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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Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.
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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 is angry with all men that tell lies.
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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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Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?
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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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Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.
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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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My father! The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother, and on her bosom I will recline.
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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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Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
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When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
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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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