But to have a friend, and to be true under any and all trials, is the mark of a man!Charles Eastman
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The family was not only the social unit, but also the unit of government.
Charles Eastman
He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, since to him all days are God's.
Charles Eastman
Every act of his life is, in a very real sense, a religious act.
Charles Eastman
That is, we believed, the supreme duty of the parent, who only was permitted to claim in some degree the priestly office and function, since it is his creative and protecting power which alone approaches the solemn function of Deity.
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The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character.
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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.
Charles Eastman
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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