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Lawyer acted without authority...

Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.

Chief Joseph 154 quotes

My father... had sharper eyes ...

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

Chief Joseph 154 quotes

Our people could not talk with...

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

Chief Joseph 154 quotes

Some of you think an Indian is...

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

Chief Joseph 154 quotes

War can be avoided, and it oug...

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

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General Howard informed me, in...

General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation.

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Governor Isaac Stevens of the ...

Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people in our country, and many more would come; that he wanted the land marked out so that the Indians and the white man could be separated.

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The first white men of your pe...

The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis and Clark. They brought many things that our people had never seen. They talked straight. These men were very kind.

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We gathered all the stock we c...

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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Good words do not last long un...

Good words do not last long unless they amount to something.

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I believe much trouble and blo...

I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more. I will tell you in my way how the Indian sees things. The white man has more words to tell you how they look to him, but it does not require many words to speak the truth.

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I said in my heart that, rathe...

I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my country.

Chief Joseph 154 quotes

My father was the first to see...

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

Chief Joseph 154 quotes

I am not a child, I think for ...

I am not a child, I think for myself. No man can think for me.

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I know that my race must chang...

I know that my race must change.

Chief Joseph 154 quotes

If the white man wants to live...

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indianwe 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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Good words will not give my pe...

Good words will not give my people good health and stop them from dying. Good words will not get my people a home where they can live in peace and take care of themselves. I am tired of talk that comes to nothing. It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and broken promises.

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All men were made brothers. Th...

All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born free should be content when penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases.

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Suppose a white man should com...

Suppose a white man should come to me and say, 'Joseph, I like your horses. I want to buy them.' I say to him, 'No, my horses suit me; I will not sell them.' Then he goes to my neighbor and says to him, 'Joseph has some good horses. I want to buy them, but he refuses to sell.' My neighbor answers, 'Pay me the money and I will sell you Joseph's horses.' The white man returns to me and says, 'Joseph, I have bought your horses and you must let me have them.' If we sold our lands to the government, this is the way they bou

Chief Joseph 154 quotes

We do not want churches becaus...

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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