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Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins.

~Charles Eastman

Topics: Blood Character Clan Easy Family Friendship Held Loyal Own Test Think Veins Whose Your

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The clan is nothing more than a larger family, with its patriarchal chief as the natural head, and the union of several clans by intermarriage and voluntary connection constitutes the tribe.

~Charles Eastman

Topics: Chief Clan Connection Family Head Larger More Natural Nothing Patriarchal Several Than Tribe Union Voluntary

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The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity.

~Charles Eastman

Topics: American Been Conquerors Despised Generally His Native Native American Poverty Simplicity White

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He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, since to him all days are God's.

~Charles Eastman

Topics: Apart Day Days God He Him Holy Need One Day Sees Setting Seven Since

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More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking only the material.

~Charles Eastman

Topics: Conduct Even Found Inconsistency Material Men More Much Only Religion Seeking Spiritual Spoke Than Things Those While White Who

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Every act of his life is, in a very real sense, a religious act.

~Charles Eastman

Topics: Act Every His Life Real Real Sense Religious Sense Very

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It has been said that the position of woman is the test of civilization, and that of our women was secure. In them was vested our standard of morals and the purity of our blood.

~Charles Eastman

Topics: Been Blood Civilization Morals Our Position Purity Said Secure Standard Test Them Vested Woman Women

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There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature.

~Charles Eastman

Topics: Among Nature Save Temples Those Us Were

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The red man divided mind into two parts, - the spiritual mind and the physical mind.

~Charles Eastman

Topics: Divided Man Mind Parts Physical Red Spiritual Two

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Nearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers.

~Charles Eastman

Topics: Commonly Felt Impressions Keeps Nature Powers Sensitive Spirit Touch Unseen

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Author

Born: February 19th, 1858

Died: January 8th, 1939

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