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Standing Bear, without any hesitation, stated his religious beliefs as follows:

"I pray to God every day for Him to help me to regain my rights, if I am worthy of it. For His Son's sake I have asked it. He made me and the whites, and although we are of a different color, I think mens' hearts are all alike. If I were to go back to my land today, the first thing I would do would be to fall down on my knees and thank God for it. I think in the future, as I grow in years, I will try to love Him more and more every day, do that which is right, and be afraid to do that which is wrong."

Judge Dundy's decision about a month later gave Standing Bea the freedom to do that. As Bright Eyes had said:
"Law is Liberty"