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37 Notable Quotes By Tecumseh That Will Instil A Never Say Die Attitude

Famous As: Shawnee Chief and Warrior Known for Forming a Native American Confederacy
Born On: 1768
Died On: 1813
Born In: Ohio, United States
Died At Age: 45
Tecumseh was a Native American Shawnee chief and warrior. He was the one who opposed the white settlement in the United States. In the early years of the nineteenth century, Tecumseh became the main leader of a multi-tribal confederacy. He made attempts to organize a union of tribes to combat early white settlement. Tecumseh also worked with the British in ‘The Canadas’ to defy the swift growth of white settlement in the West. The noble efforts by the great chieftain to protect his tribes and their rights on the Native American soil were crushed by the white settlers and Tecumseh was eventually killed at the ‘Battle of the Thames’. However, Tecumseh’s name went down in the annals of history as a courageous and brave fighter who fought with perseverance in order to protect his people. Here is a collection of thoughts and quotable quotes by Tecumseh which have been curated from his works, life, books, the documentaries and movies made on him. Presenting the famous quotes and sayings by 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.

Before the palefaces came among us, we enjoyed the happiness of unbounded freedom and were acquainted with neither riches, wants, nor oppression.

Tecumseh
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.

Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.

Tecumseh
Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.

Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.

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Sell a country?! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?

Sell a country?! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?

Tecumseh
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours.

Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours.

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I have made myself what I am. And I would that I could make the red people as great as the conceptions of my own mind, when I think of the Great Spirit that rules over us all.

I have made myself what I am. And I would that I could make the red people as great as the conceptions of my own mind, when I think of the Great Spirit that rules over us all.

Tecumseh
Since my residence at Tippecanoe, we have endeavored to level all distinctions, to destroy village chiefs, by whom all mischiefs are done. It is they who sell the land to the Americans.

Since my residence at Tippecanoe, we have endeavored to level all distinctions, to destroy village chiefs, by whom all mischiefs are done. It is they who sell the land to the Americans.

Tecumseh
The Great Spirit is angry with all men that tell lies.

The Great Spirit is angry with all men that tell lies.

Tecumseh
Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.

Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.

Tecumseh
When Jesus Christ came upon the Earth, you killed Him. The son of your own God. And only after He was dead did you worship Him and start killing those who would not.

When Jesus Christ came upon the Earth, you killed Him. The son of your own God. And only after He was dead did you worship Him and start killing those who would not.

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My father! The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother, and on her bosom I will recline.

My father! The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother, and on her bosom I will recline.

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The Great Spirit made all things. He gave the white people a home beyond the great waters. He supplied these grounds with game, and gave them to his red children; and he gave them strength and courage to defend them.

The Great Spirit made all things. He gave the white people a home beyond the great waters. He supplied these grounds with game, and gave them to his red children; and he gave them strength and courage to defend them.

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The white people have no right to take the land from the Indians, because the Indians had it first.

The white people have no right to take the land from the Indians, because the Indians had it first.

Tecumseh
Brothers, the white people are like poisonous serpents: when chilled they are feeble and harmless, 
but invigorate them with warmth and they sting their benefactors to death.

Brothers, the white people are like poisonous serpents: when chilled they are feeble and harmless, but invigorate them with warmth and they sting their benefactors to death.

Tecumseh
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.

Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.

Tecumseh
Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?

Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?

Tecumseh
I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.

I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.

Tecumseh
Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.

Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.

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When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.

Tecumseh
Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.

Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.

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When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.

When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.

Tecumseh
A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.

A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.

Tecumseh

So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide

Tecumseh
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.

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Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.

Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.

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Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.

Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.

Tecumseh
Brothers, we must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other's battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirit.

Brothers, we must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other's battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirit.

Tecumseh

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

Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself...

Tecumseh

Where today are the Pequot? Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pcanet, and other powerful tribes of our people? They have vanished before the avarice and oppression of the white man, as snow before the summer sun.

Tecumseh