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title: "2 Adept Quotes By Leonard Peltier"
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> [This American government has become very adept at attaching labels to people who defend themselves, so that the general population in America will condone their behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/this-american-government-has-become-very-adept-at-attaching-labels-to/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

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> [In the past, when we were initially organizing to bring about changes, our elders had little or no political experience. However, today, most of those American Indian Movement organ-izers are the elders. They are quite adept at bringing attention to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/in-the-past-when-we-were-initially-organizing-to-bring-about-changes/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

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## More by Leonard Peltier

> [They still don't want to admit to the world that this isn't the best and the fairest and most equal justice system. And that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/they-still-don-t-want-to-admit-to-the-world-that-this-isn-t-the-best/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [I would like to say, historically, from the very beginning, our people have time and again expressed the need for people to live in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/i-would-like-to-say-historically-from-the-very-beginning-our-people/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [It is difficult for me to talk about some of these things without reliving the extreme emotions and loss one always feels for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/it-is-difficult-for-me-to-talk-about-some-of-these-things-without/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [My supporters and family have limited resources, very limited resources; but the FBI has the unlimited resources of the most powerful government in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/my-supporters-and-family-have-limited-resources-very-limited/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [You can't believe one thing and do another. What you believe and what you do are the same thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/you-can-t-believe-one-thing-and-do-another-what-you-believe-and-what/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [If you look at the statistics regarding Native Americans, you will see that most of the tribes since the 70s have improved their economic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/if-you-look-at-the-statistics-regarding-native-americans-you-will-see/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [I, however, fear that at some future point there will possibly be concerted backlash against us because of our successes in business and other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/i-however-fear-that-at-some-future-point-there-will-possibly-be/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [I don’t know how to save the world. I don’t have the answers or The Answer. I hold no secret knowledge as to how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/i-don-t-know-how-to-save-the-world-i-don-t-have-the-answers-or-the/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [Only one thing’s sadder than remembering you were once free, and that’s forgetting you were once free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/only-one-thing-s-sadder-than-remembering-you-were-once-free-and-that/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [A political prisoner is someone who is out fighting for his or her people's rights and freedom and is imprisoned for that alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/a-political-prisoner-is-someone-who-is-out-fighting-for-his-or-her/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [Silence,they say,is the voice of complicity. But silence is impossible. Silence screams. Silence is the message,just as doing nothing is an act. Let who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/silence-they-say-is-the-voice-of-complicity-but-silence-is-impossible/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [What Bill Clinton did to us was cruel. The White House gave my attorneys indications that there was a good chance for my clemency…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/what-bill-clinton-did-to-us-was-cruel-the-white-house-gave-my/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [During that time period all of our tribes were suffering extremely from poverty and neglect. And the reason I say neglect is because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/during-that-time-period-all-of-our-tribes-were-suffering-extremely/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [My continued incarceration has served some good purposes. My defense committee has served as a training ground for other organizers in their defense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/my-continued-incarceration-has-served-some-good-purposes-my-defense/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

> [AIM in essence is a movement rather than just an organization. It is a manifestation of the desperation of our people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-peltier/aim-in-essence-is-a-movement-rather-than-just-an-organization-it-is-a/)

[Leonard Peltier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-peltier/)

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