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Charles Alexander Eastman Quotes

Charles Alexander Eastman quotes about indian

American Author February 19, 1858 – January 8, 1939

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It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. . . . Children must early learn the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving. . . . The Indians in their simplicity literally give away all that they have—to relatives, to guests of other tribes or clans, but above all to the poor and the aged, from whom they can hope for no return. Charles Alexander Eastman
The true Indian sets no price upon either his property or his labor. His generosity is limited only by his strength and ability. He regards it as an honor to be selected for difficult or dangerous service and would think it shameful to ask for any reward, saying rather: "Let the person I serve express his thanks according to his own bringing up and his sense of honor. Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth, and the Great Silence alone!. What is Silence? It is the Great... Charles Alexander Eastman
Charles Alexander Eastman quote: "The Indian was a religious man from his mother's womb."
The Indian was a religious man from his mother's womb. Charles Alexander Eastman
Charles Alexander Eastman quote: "No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home..."
No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people. Charles Alexander Eastman
Charles Alexander Eastman quote: "The religion of the Indian is the last thing about him that..."
The religion of the Indian is the last thing about him that the man of another race will ever understand. Charles Alexander Eastman
The logical man must either deny all miracles or none, and our American Indian myths and hero stories are perhaps, in themselves, quite as credible as those of the Hebrews of old. Charles Alexander Eastman
Charles Alexander Eastman quote: "The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in..."
The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither a national army nor an organized church. Charles Alexander Eastman
Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning. Charles Alexander Eastman

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