If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans, and in my heart he put other and different desires. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

Lakota Sioux chief

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Explaining his refusal to adopt white ways.

Date / Period

Approx. 1870s-1880s

Category

Humorous

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Found in 1 providers: gemini

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