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It takes few words to tell 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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A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.
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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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If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.
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I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.
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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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I know that my race must change.
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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.
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I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.
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It does not require many words to speak the truth.
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The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.
Chief Joseph
From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.
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The earth is our mother. She should not be disturbed by hoe or plough. We want only to subsist on what she freely gives us.
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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.
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We ask only that the law shall work alike on all men.
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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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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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My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
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I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above, and that all people may be one people.
Chief Joseph
All people should be treated the same way on earth.
Chief Joseph
