Famous quotes containing the words native american, native, american and/or word:
“The Great Spirit, who made all things, made every thing for some use, and whatever use he designed anything for, that use it should always be put to. Now, when he made rum, he said “Let this be for the Indians to get drunk with,” and it must be so.”
—Native American elder. Quoted in Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography, ch. 8 (written 1771-1790, published 1868)
“In the true sense one’s native land, with its background of tradition, early impressions, reminiscences and other things dear to one, is not enough to make sensitive human beings feel at home.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
“Somebody said that I am the last American living the tragedy of Europe.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)
“The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)