Brothers, I have listened to a great many talks from our great father. But they always… — Speckled Snake
Brothers, I have listened to a great many talks from our great father. But they always began and ended in this: "Get a little further; you are too near me."
1829
★ 5.2Provenance
Current citation
Speckled Snake. Quoted in A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present, written by Howard Zinn. Routledge, 2015, ch. 7.
Original citation
Speckled Snake. Speech delivered at a council of Indian chiefs. 20 June 1829, USA.