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Before the palefaces came among us, we enjoyed the happiness of unbounded freedom and were acquainted with neither riches, wants, nor oppression.
— Tecumseh
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Tecumseh
traditional leader or chief
🔗 Read on Wikipedia1767 – 1813
Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and promoting intertribal unity. Even though his efforts to unite Native Americans ended with his death in battle during the War of 1812, he became a folk hero in American, Indigenous, and Canadian popular history.
All Quotes by Tecumseh
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From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
— Tecumseh
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Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
— Tecumseh
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Before the palefaces came among us, we enjoyed the happiness of unbounded freedom and were acquainted with neither riches, wants, nor oppression.
— Tecumseh
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When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
— Tecumseh
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From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
— Tecumseh
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When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
— Tecumseh
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When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
— Tecumseh