The white people have no right to take the land from the Indians, because the Indians had it first.
TecumsehSell 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?
TecumsehMy father! The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother, and on her bosom I will recline.
TecumsehSo 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