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# Charles Alexander Eastman

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Charles Alexander Eastman was an American physician, writer, and social reformer. He was "one of the most prolific authors and speakers on Sioux ethnohistory and American Indian affairs" in the early 20th century.

##  Quotes by Charles Alexander Eastman

> [Silence is the cornerstone of character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/silence-is-the-cornerstone-of-character/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/friendship-is-held-to-be-the-severest-test-of-character-it-is-easy-we/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

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> [As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/as-a-child-i-understood-how-to-give-i-have-forgotten-this-grace-since/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

[American indian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-indian/)

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> [We believe profoundly in silence-the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind, and spirit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/we-believe-profoundly-in-silence-the-sign-of-a-perfect-equilibrium/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

[Absolutes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolutes/)

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> [Is there not something worthy of perpetuation in our Indian spirit of democracy, where Earth, our mother, was free to all, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/is-there-not-something-worthy-of-perpetuation-in-our-indian-spirit-of/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

[Democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy/)

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> [If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/if-you-ask-him-what-is-silence-he-will-answer-it-is-the-great-mystery/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

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> [In the life of the Indian there is only one inevitable duty-the duty of prayer-the daily recognition of the Unseen and Eternal.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/in-the-life-of-the-indian-there-is-only-one-inevitable-duty-the-duty/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

[Devotion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devotion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/charles-alexander-eastman-3936_devotion_in-the-life-of-the-indian-there-is-only_381767.png)

> [If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/if-a-child-is-inclined-to-be-grasping-or-to-cling-to-any-of-his-or/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

[Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/friendship-is-held-to-be-the-severest-test-of-character-it-is-easy-we-2/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

[Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/)

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> [The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/the-native-american-has-been-generally-despised-by-his-white/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

[Aboriginal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aboriginal/)

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> [“The wise man believes profoundly in silence, the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/the-wise-man-believes-profoundly-in-silence-the-sign-of-a-perfect/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

[Attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attitude/)

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