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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.

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
Nothing
Tired
Talk
Comes

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I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.
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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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Look twice at a two-faced man.
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All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born free should be content when penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases.
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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.
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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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Big name often stands on small legs.
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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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The Indian race is waiting and praying.
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Good words will not give me back my children.
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My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
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The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis and Clark.
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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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You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.
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Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.
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Our fathers gave us many laws which they had learned from their fathers. These laws were good.
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We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We left many of our horses and cattle in Wallowa. We lost several hundred in crossing the river.
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I do not believe that the Great Spirit Chief gave one kind of men the right to tell another kind of men what they must do.
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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
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