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The history of the modern world is the story of nations having affairs with each other. These affairs have been based on caprice and on ambition; they have been oiled with diplomacy and intrigue and have been unsanctified by law, there having been no law covering the rights and obligations of the contracting parties. The result has been chaotic and there still is no law.
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― The Wild Flag: Editorials from the New Yorker on Federal World Government and Other Matters
― The Wild Flag: Editorials from the New Yorker on Federal World Government and Other Matters
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With the help of Creator, our grandfather sun and grandmother moon agreed to work together with our mother, the earth, to create life. Then other beings of Creation were placed on the earth and in the sky. We, humans, Anishnaabe, were the last to be placed here. This is why we refer to ourselves as the younger brothers and sisters to the rest of beings in Creation.
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― Treaty Words: For As Long As the Rivers Flow
― Treaty Words: For As Long As the Rivers Flow