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Charles Eastman

"There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us, while on the other hand the relation between man and woman was regarded as in itself mysterious and holy."

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"There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us, while on the other hand the relation between man and woman was regarded as in itself mysterious and holy."

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"Marriage is a million piece puzzle, a pristine and exciting pursuit at the beginning that gradually becomes a daunting task, usually more challenging than anticipated. It is only those truly committed to solving that puzzle who witness in the end the miraculous outcome of every tiny piece laid out and pressed together in an inspiring and envious creation-a treasure only time, resoluteness, and perseverance could create."

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"Any good marriage is secret territory, a necessary white space on society's map. What others don't know about it is what makes it yours."

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"Among us all men were created sons of God and stood erect, as conscious of their divinity."
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"There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature."
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"It has been said that the position of woman is the test of civilization, and that of our women was secure. In them was vested our standard of morals and the purity of our blood."
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"The Indian was a religious man from his mother's womb."
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"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."
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"But to have a friend, and to be true under any and all trials, is the mark of a man!"
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"At the age of about eight years, if he is a boy, she turns him over to his father for more Spartan training."
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"The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character."
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