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Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!
God made me an Indian.
While living I want to live well.
You whites make all the ammunition.
This is a good day to die. Follow me!
I was born where there were no enclosures.
It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
If we must die, we die defending our rights.
Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.
I am nothing, neither a chief nor a soldier.
It does not take many words to tell the truth
We do not want riches, we want peace and love.
Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.
God made me an Indian, but not a reservation Indian.
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.
Healthy feet can feel the very heart of Mother Earth.
The Great Spirit is angry with all men that tell lies.
A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
The whites are the same everywhere. I see them every day.
First kill me before you take possession of my Fatherland.
You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am.
From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
The meat of the buffalo tastes the same on both sides of the border.
Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.
What treaty that the whites have kept has the red man broken? Not one.
I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief.
Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps.
What does it matter how long I pray, so long as my prayers are answered?
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
The white man has got the gold out of the land which belonged to the red man.
Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.
I know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say.
I have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace.
Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you.
If a man loses anything and goes back and looks carefully for it, he will find it.
I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive.
I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.
As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but all together we make a mighty fist.
The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it.
The earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results of that love.
In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.
He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart he put other different desires.
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart, he put other different desires.
A cold wind blew on the prairie on the day the last buffalo fell. A death wind for my people.
My father! The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother, and on her bosom I will recline.
