Re: dying

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I always thought that the Natives said this before going into battle as a
way of increasing their confidence.g.

On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, WILL HOCHMAN wrote:

> I first heard it in the movie, "Little Big Man" but it may have actually
> been spoken by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce...I'm not sure...good q
> because it may well be linked to APDFB, will
> 
> On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, dadyke wrote:
> 
> > does anyone know where the line "This is a good day to die" comes from?
> > Duffy
> > 
> > 
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