"When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?"

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This quotation examines the core nature of Travel as articulated by Sitting Bull. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Travel provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

About Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies. Sitting Bull was killed by Indian agency police accompanied by U.S. officers and supported by U.S. troops on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation during an attempt to arrest him at a time when authorities feared that he would join the Ghost Dance movement.

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