Peaceful revolutions are slow but sure. It takes time to le… - Susette LaFlesche Tibbles

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Peaceful revolutions are slow but sure. It takes time to leaven a great unwieldy mass like this nation with the leavening ideas of justice and liberty, but the evolution is all the more certain in its results because it is so slow.

Susette LaFlesche Tibbles

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About Susette LaFlesche Tibbles

Susette La Flesche, later Susette LaFlesche Tibbles and also called Inshata Theumba, meaning "Bright Eyes" (1854–1903), was a well-known Native American writer, lecturer, interpreter, and artist of the Omaha tribe in Nebraska. La Flesche was a progressive and a spokesperson for Native American rights.

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Alternative Names: Susette La Flesche • Inshata Theumba • Bright Eyes

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