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All people should be treated the same way on earth.

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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Finest fur may cover toughest meat.
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Good words will not give me back my children.
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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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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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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.
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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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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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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 know that my race must change.
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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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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
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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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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 believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
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A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.
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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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Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.
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We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.
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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.
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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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