Quotes by Seattle, Chief

We know that the white man does not understand our ways. One portion o >>

You must teach your children that the ground beneath their feet is the >>

How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is s >>

Quotations about Property

If a man owns land, the land owns him. >>

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How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of the earth is sacred to my people.

Seattle, Chief