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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

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The religion of the Indian is the last thing about him that the man of another race will ever understand. – Charles Eastman

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Religion
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Charles Eastman
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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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Charles Eastman
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Its very hard to make arguments about the effects of cloning on family relations if family relations are in tatters. – Leon Kass

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Because of my own familys service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the military and do believe that there are just wars. – Camille Paglia

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If God can work through me, he can work through anyone. – Francis of Assisi

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If one is desperate for love, I suggest looking at ones friends and family and see if love is all around. If not, get a new set of friends, a new family. – Jasmine Guy

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I would fain grow old learning many things. – Plato

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Learning how to fly, for me, was so euphoric. – Hilary Swank

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Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom. – Bodhidharma

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Isnt it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it? – Richard Dawkins

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