Quotes about Chief Joseph

We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We...

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

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We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the...

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We ask to be recognized as men.

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

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Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to...

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

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The Indian race are waiting and praying.

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The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis...

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

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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great...

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

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