Warrior Quotes by Tecumseh

Where today are the Pequot? Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pcanet, and other powerful tribes of our people? They have vanished before…

— Tecumseh

My father! The sun is my father, and the earth is my mother, and on her bosom I will recline.

— Tecumseh

Brothers, the white people are like poisonous serpents: when chilled they are feeble and harmless, but invigorate them with warmth and they sting their…

— Tecumseh

Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.

— Tecumseh

When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.

— Tecumseh

I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.

— Tecumseh

Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.

— Tecumseh

Where today are the Pequot? Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pokanoket, and many other once powerful tribes of our people? They have…

— Tecumseh

You, too, will be driven away from your native land and ancient domains as leaves are driven before the wintry storms. Sleep not longer,…

— Tecumseh

No tribe has the right to sell, even to each other, much less to strangers.... Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the…

— Tecumseh

I am Shawnee! I am a warrior! My forefathers were warriors. From them I took only my birth into this world. From my tribe…

— Tecumseh

Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours.

— Tecumseh