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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I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.

I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.

For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had...

For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had...

I know that my race must change.

I know that my race must change.

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend...

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend...

My father was the first to see through the schemes of the white man.

My father was the first to see through the schemes of the white man.

Our people could not talk with these white-faced men, but they used signs which all...

Our people could not talk with these white-faced men, but they used signs which all...

It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my...

It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my...

The white men told lies for each other. They drove off a great many of...

The white men told lies for each other. They drove off a great many of...

I will speak with a straight tongue.

I will speak with a straight tongue.

I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.

I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.

We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred...

We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred...

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.

I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.

We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we...

We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we...

It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken...

It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken...

When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.

When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.

When an Indian fights, he only shoots to kill.

When an Indian fights, he only shoots to kill.

I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to...

I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to...

I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my...

I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my...

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.