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Before our white brothers came to civilize us. we had no jails. Therefore we had no criminals. You cant have criminals without a jail. We had no locks or keys, and so we had no thieves. If a person was so poor that he had no horse, Tipi, or blanket, someone gave him these things. We were too uncivilized to set much value on personal belongings.
We wanted to have things only to give away. We had no money and therefore a mans worth couldn't be measured by it. We had no written law, no attorney's, or politicians, therefore we couldn't cheat, but now visible progress is everywhere- Jails all over the place, and we know these jails are for us Indians. what a pity that so many of us don't appreciate them..."
Lame Deer-Seeker of Visions