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“If you don't have a moral question governing your society, then you don't have a society that is going to survive.”

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Oren Lyons, born in 1930, is a renowned lacrosse player. He achieved remarkable success in the sport of lacrosse and is hailed as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. more

“We have to do that. We have to be thankful. That's what we said. Two things were told to us: To be thankful, so those are our ceremonies, ceremonies of thanksgiving. We built nations around it, and you can do that, too. And the other thing they said was enjoy life. That's a rule, a law- enjoy life- you're supposed to.”

Said Two Law Nations Enjoy Can Do Built Two Things They Said Enjoy Life Ceremony Being Thankful

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“What if we choose to eradicate ourselves from this Earth, by whatever means? The Earth goes nowhere. And in time, it will regenerate... There may not be people, but the Earth will regenerate. And you know why? - Because the Earth has all the time in the world and we don't.”

People Ifs Knows World May Mean Earth What If 11th Hour

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“We wonder, how do you instruct seven billion people as to the relationship to the Earth? Because unless they understand that and relate the way they should be, future is pretty dim for the human species.”

People Way Should Humans Earth Wonder Species Seven Billions Relate Human Species

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“When we walk upon Mother Earth, we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground. we never forget them.”

Knows Earth Faces Mother Walks Forget Generations Feet Plant Never Forget Our Future Future Generation Mother Earth Save Mother Earth

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“Even through you and I are in different boats, you in your boat and we our canoe, we share the same river of life. What befalls me befalls you. And downstream, downstream in this river of life, our children will pay for our selfishness, for our greed, and for our lack of vision.”

Children Different Pay Vision Share Rivers Our Children Greed Boat Selfishness

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“In the absence of the sacred, nothing is sacred - everything is for sale.”

Sacred Absence

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“What you people call your natural resources our people call our relatives”

People Natural Resources Natural Resources

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“Times change but principles don't. Times change but lands do not. Times change but our culture and our language remain the same. And that's what you have to keep intact. It's not what you wear - it's what's in your heart.”

Heart Culture Language Principles Land

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“Man sometimes thinks he's been elevated to be the controller, the ruler, but he's not. He's only part of the whole. Man's job is not to exploit, but to oversee, to be a steward. Man has responsibility, not power.”

Thinking Men Sometimes Whole Jobs Responsibility Rulers Exploits Stewards Controllers

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