Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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Sitting Bull Quotes Click here for Sitting Bull books "What white man can say I ever stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief." "I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief." "Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit." "It is not necessary for eagles to be crows." "God made me an Indian." "If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man, he would have made me so in the first place." "I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself." "Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. If we must die, we die defending our rights." "What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian." "Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because my skin is red? Because I am Sioux? Because I was born where my father lived? Because I would die for my people and my country?" "When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?" |
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