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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
Doe
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Truth
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I only ask of the Government to be treated as all other men are treated. If I cannot go to my own home, let me have a home in a country where my people will not die so fast.
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Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to work.
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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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From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.
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Big name often stands on small legs.
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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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We ask only that the law shall work alike on all men.
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I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.
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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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All people should be treated the same way on earth.
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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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I will speak with a straight tongue.
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I know that my race must change.
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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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I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
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