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It does not require many words to speak the truth.
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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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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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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I will speak with a straight tongue.
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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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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
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We were contented to let things remain as the Great Spirit Chief made them. They were not and would change the rivers and mountains if they did not suit them.
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I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
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If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.
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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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We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.
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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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The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.
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Our chiefs are killed. . . . The little children are freezing to death. . . . My people have no blankets, no food. . . . My heart is sick and sad. . . . I will fight no more forever.
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We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.
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We had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they needed, and they gave us guns and tobacco in return.
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I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.
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We do not want churches because they will teach us to quarrel about God. We do not want to learn that. We may quarrel with men sometimes about things on this earth, but we never quarrel about the Great Spirit. We do not want to learn that.
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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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A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.
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