Before our white brothers arrived to make us civilized men,
we didn't have any kind of prison.
Because of this, we had no delinquents.
we didn't have any kind of prison.
Because of this, we had no delinquents.
Without a prison, there can be no delinquents.
We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were
We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were
no thieves.
When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent or a blanket,
he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift.
We were too uncivilized to give great importance to
When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent or a blanket,
he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift.
We were too uncivilized to give great importance to
private property.
We didn't know any kind of money and consequently, the value of a human being was not determined by his wealth.
We had no written laws laid down, no lawyers, no politicians,
therefore we were not able to cheat and swindle one another.
We were really in bad shape before the white men arrived and
I don't know how to explain how we were able to manage without these fundamental things
that (so they tell us) are so necessary for a civilized society.
that (so they tell us) are so necessary for a civilized society.
Tȟáȟča Hušté (John Fire Lame Deer), Mineconju-Lakota
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