Charles Eastman
Quotations
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“In every religion there is an element of the supernatural, varying with the influence of pure reason over its devotees.” -Charles Eastman
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“There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature.” -Charles Eastman
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“There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us, while on the other hand the relation between man and woman was regarded as in itself mysterious and holy.” -Charles Eastman
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“Friendship is held to be the severest test of character.” -Charles Eastman
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“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.” -Charles Eastman
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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. – Charles Eastman
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