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All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.
Chief Seattle
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Chief Seattle
Age: 80 †
Born: 1786
Born: January 1
Died: 1866
Died: June 7
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Your religion was written on tablets of stone, ours on our hearts. 8. We are part of the earth and the earth is part of us.
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We are all children of the Great Spirit, we all belong to Mother Earth. Our planet is in great trouble and if we keep carrying old grudges and do not work together, we will all die.
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Let him be just and deal kindly with my people, for the dead are not powerless. Dead, did I say? There is no death, only change of worlds.
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