Smohalla

Born :

1815

Died :

1895

My young men shall never work, men who work cannot dream; and wisdom comes to us in dreams. You ask me to plow the ground. Shall I take a knife and tear my mothers breast? Then when I die she will not take me to her bosom to rest. You ask me to dig for stone. Shall I dig under her skin for her bones? Then when I die I cannot enter her body to be born again. You ask me to cut grass and make hay and sell it and be rich like white men. But how dare I cut off my mother's hair.

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God told me to look after my people-all are my people.

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Each one must learn for himself the highest wisdom. It cannot be taught. You have the wisdom of your race. Be content.

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My young men shall never work. Men who work cannot dream, and wisdom comes to us in dreams.

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