10 Outrageous (and Mostly True) Quotes on Native Americans by Famous People The white people should go back to Europe, and the country should be returned to the American Indians. This is the future I would like to see for the so-called United States. —Bobby Fischer It’s like, how did Columbus discover America when the Indians were already here? What kind of shit is that, but white people’s shit? —Miles Davis The American Indians were Communists. They were. Every anthropologist will tell you they were Communists. No rich, no poor. If somebody needed something the community chipped in. —Pete Seeger I dont feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from [Indians]. Our so-called stealing of this country from them was just a matter of survival. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves. —John Wayne The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams, the way the whites are taking care of the Indians: killing their dreams, their magic, their familiar spirits. —William S. Burroughs We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didnt think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre. —Dick Gregory So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised! A little naïve, I feel! —Eddie Izzard I always see America as really belonging to the Native Americans. Even though Im American, I still feel like a visitor in my own country. —Nicolas Cage If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didnt turn out well for the Native Americans. —Stephen Hawking We owe an historic debt to American Indians. They have a unique set of concerns that havent been addressed, and Id like to stand with them. Also, Id like to get their views on immigration. —Al Franken Read more at indiancountrytodaymedianetwork/2014/09/29/10-outrageous-and-mostly-true-quotes-native-americans-famous-people-157101
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:38:23 +0000
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