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When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.

— Tecumseh Disputed as a statement of Tecumseh in Inspire! : What Great Leaders Do (2004)

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Quoted as a statement of Tecumseh in Inspire! : What Great Leaders Do (2004) by Lance H. K. Secretan, p. 67; but also often quoted as an anonymous Shawnee proverb, as in The Soul Would Have No Rainbow If The Eyes Had No Tears (1994) by Guy A. Zona, p. 45

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