Geronimo Quotes

#1. I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us. There is one God looking down on us all. We are all the children of one God. The sun, the darkness, the winds are all listening to what we have to say.

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#2. Since my life as a prisoner has begun I have heard the teachings of the white man's religion, and in many respects believe it to be better than the religion of my fathers

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#3. The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.

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#4. I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.

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#5. Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you.

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#6. We are vanishing from the earth, yet I cannot think we are useless or else Usen would not have created us. He created all tribes of men and certainly had a righteous purpose in creating each.

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#7. While living I want to live well.

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#8. I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. I was living peaceably when people began to speak bad of me. Now I can eat well, sleep well and be glad. I can go everywhere with a good feeling.

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#9. I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive.

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#10. I will protect my people if I live. For myself I do not fear for I have the word of Usen. Who is the White Nantan to think he can pit his power against that of Usen?

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#11. I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures.

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