These lands are ours. No one has a right to remove us, because we were the first owners. The Great Spirit above has appointed this place for us, on which to light our fires, and here we will remain. As to boundaries, the Great Spirit knows no boundaries, nor will his red children acknowledge any.

Tecumseh

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Topic

US and Native American relations

Speaker

Tecumseh

Language

English

Time

1810 1810s

Occupation

Native American leader Native American

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Tecumseh. To Joseph Barron. 1810.

Current Citation

Tecumseh. Quoted in Native American Issues. ABC-CLIO, 2005.

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Predicting the future Determinism

Author

Pierre-Simon Laplace
Language
French
Time
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