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Tecumseh

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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Claim Common Divide Equal First Justice Land Men Read Stop Way
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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Conceive Destiny Mind Nothing Own People Red Rule Think Universe
I am the maker of my own fortune, and Oh! that I could make that of my Red People, and of my country, as great as the conceptions of my mind, when I think of the spirit that rules the universe.
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Conception Country Fortune Great Justice Make Mind Own People Person Read Rule Thinking Universe
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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Clad Forest Full Game Grave Mountain Return Valley Warrior
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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Battle Body Brother Defend Each Father Fight Grave Heart Native Other
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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Children Colour Country Earth Gret Sea Sell Spirit
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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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
Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.
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Life Love Native Perfect Thing You
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 white people have no right to take the land from the Indians, because the Indians had it first.
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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
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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Fault Grovel Lies Living Morning People Resonmjoy Respect Show Yourself
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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Christ Dead Earth God Jesus Kill Own Son Start
Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
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Country Grovel Native People Respect
When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
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