“One hundred years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, the Spanish government issued a decree authorizing the enslavement of the American Indian as in accord with the law of God and man.” MenYearsGovernmentLawHundredIndianAccordPilgrimDecreeAmerican IndianEnslavementPlymouth Book:SERVING THE REPUBLIC Source: SERVING THE REPUBLIC
“According to the true Indian view, our consciousness of the world, merely as the sum total of things that exist, and as governed by laws, is imperfect. But it is perfect when our consciousness realizes all things as spiritually one with it, and therefore capable of giving us joy. For us the highest purpose of this world is not merely living in it, knowing it and making use of it, but realizing our own selves in it through expansion of sympathy; not alienating ourselves from it and dominating it, but comprehending and uniting it with ourselves in perfect union.” WorldGivingSelfUseLawJoyPurposeRealizingPerfectViewsConsciousnessKnowingThis WorldHighestCapableAll ThingsUnionsIndianImperfectExpansionDominatingUnitingComprehending Author:Rabindranath Tagore
“I know that my race must change. We cannot hold our own with the white men as we are. We only ask an even chance to live as other men live. We ask to be recognized as men. We ask that the same law shall work alike on all men. If an Indian breaks the law, punish him by the law. If a white man breaks the law, punish him also.” IfsKnowsMenLawAsksChanceWhiteRaceBreakIndianWhite Man Author:Chief Joseph