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An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.
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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A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.
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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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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.
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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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Good words will not give me back my children.
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I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.
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I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.
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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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Cursed be he that scalps the reputation of the dead.
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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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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 would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.
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Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.
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