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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
Chief Joseph
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Chief Joseph
Age: 64 †
Born: 1840
Born: March 3
Died: 1904
Died: September 21
Tribal Chief
Wallowa Valley
Joseph Buruzagia
Hin-mut-too-uah-lat-kekht
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
Heinmot Tooyalaket
Joseph the Younger
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You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.
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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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We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.
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