Can someone explain what this quote means to you?

"Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?" - Tecumseh, Shawnee leader

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Makaila Villa

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8 May, 20:15

Can someone explain what this quote means to you?

"Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?" - Tecumseh, Shawnee leader

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Roderick Rangel · Answer 1

It means that all the land and countries in the earth belong to all people and are the property of any one person or group to decide whether to sell it to another person. It is like trying to sell air to someone, it doesn’t make any sense.

Can someone explain what this quote means to you?"Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?" - Tecumseh, Shawnee leader

Can someone explain what this quote means to you?

"Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?" - Tecumseh, Shawnee leader