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"On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian."
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"You are perfect, not tomorrow, not in the future, but today."
"The present is the blocks with which we build."
"Tomorrow' is the thing that's always coming but never arrives. 'Today' is the thing that's already here and never leaves. And because that's the case, I would much prefer to invest in today than sit around waiting for an arrival that's not arriving."
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"A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was."
"At the lodge the chief gave me many particulars which were relative to the late visit of the Spaniards."
"Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?"
"With the dreary season in which we travelled part of the route; with our minds much more actively employed in forming resources for our preservation from famine."
"The Pawnee chief had left the village the day after the doctor arrived, with 50 or 60 horses and many people, and had taken his course to the north of our route."
"It was the wish of the Americans that their red brethren should remain peacefully round their own fires, and not embroil themselves in any disputes between the white people."
"I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux."
"The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages."
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