Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions is a disease in them.

—Sitting Bull

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About Sitting Bull

Portrait of Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake [tˣaˈtˣə̃ka ˈɪjɔtakɛ]; c. 1831–37 – December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies. Sitting Bull was killed by Indian agency police accompanied by U.S. officers and supported by U.S. troops on the...

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The earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results of that love.

—Sitting Bull

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The town where I grew up has a zip code of E-I-E-I-O.

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Humans—despite their artistic pretensions, their sophistication, and their many accomplishments—owe their existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.

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To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds and watch their renewal of life—this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do.

—Charles Dudley Warner

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History

25 Mar 2018 Added