“Now all these virtues mean one thing, and that is bravery. A Sioux boy was taught to be brave always. It was not sufficient to be brave enough to go to war. He must be brave enough to make personal sacrifices and to think little of personal gain. To be brave was the supreme test of a Sioux boy, and this bravery might receive a greater test in times of peace than in times of war.”
― My Indian Boyhood
― My Indian Boyhood
“The atomic bomb was created with the destruction of men in mind”
― The Great Pearl of Wisdom
― The Great Pearl of Wisdom
“Still, I think it grieves the heart of God when human beings created in His image treat other human beings like filthy rags.”
― Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation
― Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation
“Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in a Supreme Power, and principles of truth, honesty, generosity, equity and brotherhood as a guide to mundane relations.”
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