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Chief Joseph Inspirational Quotes (59)

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Finest fur may cover toughest meat.
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We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred winters ago, when some men with white faces came to our country.
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I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.
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The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.
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The Indian race is waiting and praying.
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I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.
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Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.
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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who had no right to talk. It does not require many words to speak the truth.
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An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.
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I know that my race must change.
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Good words will not give me back my children.
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General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation.
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We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.
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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people in our country, and many more would come that he wanted the land marked out so that the Indians and the white man could be separated.
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All people should be treated the same way on earth.
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I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land.
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If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace. There need be no trouble. Treat all men alike. give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow.
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Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.
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My people were divided about surrendering.
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We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone.
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I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition.
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I hope that 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.
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Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other, then we will have no more wars. We shall all be alike-brothers of one father and one another, with one sky above us and one country around us, and one government for all.
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