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I know you were surprised when, after the fall of dacca, pakistani and indian officers shook hands. but do you realize that, up until 1965, in our army and the pakistani one you could come across generals who were brothers? blood brothers, sons of the same father and the same mother.

-Indira Gandhi

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I Know You Were Surprised When, After

Indira Gandhi

I know you were surprised when, after the fall of dacca, pakistani and indian officers shook hands. but do you realize that, up until 1965, in our army and the pakistani one you could come across generals who were brothers? blood brothers, sons of the same father and the same mother.

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Whenever the white man treats the indian as they treat each other then we shall have no more wars. we shall be all alike - brothers of one father and mother, with one sky above us and one country around us and one government for all. then the great spirit chief who rules above will smile upon this land and send rain to wash out the bloody spots made by brothers' hands upon the face of the earth. for this time the indian race is waiting and praying. i hope no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the great spirit chief above, and that all people may be one people.

The life of an indian is like the wings of the air. that is why you notice the hawk knows how to get his prey. the indian is like that. the hawk swoops down on its prey, so does the indian. in his lament he is like an animal. for instance, the coyote is sly, so is the indian. the eagle is the same. that is why the indian is always feathered up, he is a relative to the wings of the air.

Men," he began his address to the officers, measuring his pauses carefully. "you're american officers. the officers of no other army in the world can make that statement. think about it.

Your eyes are as a flame, but our brothers have neither hope nor fire. your mouth is cut of granite, but our brothers are soft and humble. your head is high, but our brothers cringe. you walk, but our brothers crawl. we wish to be damned with you, rather than blessed with all our brothers. do as you please with us, but do not send us away from you.

The indian danced on alone. the crowd clapped up the beat. the indian danced with a chair. the crowd went crazy. the band faded. the crowd cheered. the indian held up his hands for silence as if to make a speech. looking at the band and then the crowd, the indian said, "well, what're you waiting for? let's dance.

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