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"The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity."
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"The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity."
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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."

"More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking only the material."

"No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people."

"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."

"He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, since to him all days are God's."

"Our people, though capable of strong and durable feeling, were not demonstrative in their affection at any time, least of all in the presence of guests or strangers."

"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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