Quote by Charles Eastman
The clan is nothing more than a larger family, with its patriarcha

The clan is nothing more than a larger family, with its patriarchal chief as the natural head, and the union of several clans by intermarriage and voluntary connection constitutes the tribe. – Charles Eastman

Other quotes by Charles Eastman

The first missionaries, good men imbued with the narrowness of their age, branded us as pagans and devil-worshipers, and demanded of us that we abjure our false gods before bowing the knee at their sacred altar. – Charles Eastman

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Evangelism
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The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither a national army nor an organized church. – Charles Eastman

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Religion
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My family truly believes they are better cooks than I am. They see me as Giada, not as a celebrity chef. To them Im just me – their granddaughter, niece, etc., and theyre older and wiser. I like that because it keeps you grounded. – Giada De Laurentiis

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Let your family, staff, and friends know that youre still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position. – Donald Rumsfeld

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The family is a haven in a heartless world. – Attributed to Christopher Lasch

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I grew up in a very old-fashioned Roman Catholic, Italian-Irish family in Philly. – Bradley Cooper

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People fall forward to success. – Mary Kay Ash

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Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace. – U Thant

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From top to bottom of the ladder, greed is aroused without knowing where to find ultimate foothold. Nothing can calm it, since its goal is far beyond all it can attain. Reality seems valueless by comparison with the dreams of fevered imaginations; reality is therefore abandoned. – Emile Durkheim

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