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

Quote by Chief Joseph

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If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live...

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live...

We had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they...

We had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they...

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

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...

I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.

I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.

I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.

I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.

Good words will not give me back my children.

Good words will not give me back my children.

I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.

I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.

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...

Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where...

Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where...

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights...

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights...

From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.

From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.

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.

You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to...

You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to...

My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.

My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.

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.

A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the...

A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the...

The Indian race are waiting and praying.

The Indian race are waiting and praying.

All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.

All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.

I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men...

I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men...