“While the hardware of civilization - iron pots, blankets, guns - was welcomed by Native people, the software of Protestantism and Catholicism - original sin, universal damnation, atonement, and subligation - was not, and Europeans were perplexed, offended, and incensed… — Thomas King Copy Share Image
Land. If you understand nothing else about the history of Indians in North America, you need to understand that the question that really matters… — Thomas King Copy Share Image
Tears streamed down my face as I crossed the finish line. I was a new person, a runner. — Thomas King Copy Share Image
“What about human beings? said the animals. Do you think we need human beings? Why not? said the Twins. And as quick as they… — Thomas King Copy Share Image
“Would it have made a difference? This is the question we always ask after we have given up.” — Thomas King Copy Share Image
“...writing a novel is buttering warm toast, while writing a history is herding porcupines with your elbows.” — Thomas King Copy Share Image
“...the [Hawthorn] report revealed the logical fallacy that has haunted Indian history and policy in North America since contact - to wit, that all… — Thomas King Copy Share Image
“History may well be a series of stories we tell about the past, but the stories are not just any stories. They're not chosen… — Thomas King Copy Share Image
I learned very quickly that to be angry about something does not mean anybody's gonna listen to you. — Thomas King Copy Share Image
“Perhaps we shouldn't be displeased with the 'environmental ethics' we have or the 'business ethics' or the 'political ethics' or any of the myriad… — Thomas King Copy Share Image
If we change the stories we live by, quite possibly we change our lives — Thomas King Copy Share Image
![“...the [Hawthorn] report revealed the logical fallacy that has haunted Indian history and policy in North America since contact - to wit, that all people yearn for the individual freedom to pursue economic goals. Indians are people, ergo, they want to make money and create wealth for themselves…” quote by Thomas King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1a3/thomas-king-24959_freedom_the-hawthorn-report-revealed-the-logical_943281.jpg)
