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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I am Shawnee! I am a warrior! My forefathers were warriors. From them I took only my birth into this world.
More Tecumseh Quotes
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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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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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Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.
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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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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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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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My father! The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother, and on her bosom I will recline.
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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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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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