I am glad that the Crown have proved that I am the leader of the Half-breeds in the North-West. I will perhaps be one day acknowledged as more than a leader of the Half-breeds, and if I am I will have an opportunity of being acknowledged as a leader of good in this great country. — Louis Riel Copy Share
I became the leader because of my father's leadership and I was considered as powerful as same as my own father. — Louis Riel Copy Share Image
I am more convinced everyday that without a single exception I did right. And I have always believed that, as I have acted honestly,… — Louis Riel Copy Share Image
People consider me more as hero. Apparently they like the way I stand up, for myself and give my opinion. The french speaking people… — Louis Riel Copy Share Image
My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back. — Louis Riel Copy Share Image
You got to be brave and have courage, believe in yourself, because that is the first thing to success is believe in yourself. — Louis Riel Copy Share Image
I suppose the half-breeds in Manitoba, in 1870, did not fight for two hundred forty acres of land, but it is to be understood… — Louis Riel Copy Share Image
We must cherish our inheritance. We must preserve our nationality for the youth of our future. The story should be written down to pass… — Louis Riel Copy Share Image
Deeds are not accomplished in a few days, or in a few hours. A century is only a spoke in the wheel of everlasting… — Louis Riel Copy Share Image
Life, without the dignity of an intelligent being, is not worth having. — Louis Riel Copy Share Image
