Chief Joseph
Quotations
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“Let me be a free man – free to travel, free to stop, free to work.” -Chief Joseph
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“I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above, and that all people may be one people.” -Chief Joseph
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“We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend and brother, Mr. Chapman, told us just how the war would end.” -Chief Joseph
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“It does not require many words to speak the truth.” -Chief Joseph
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“Let me be a free man – free to travel, free to stop, free to work.” -Chief Joseph
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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.” -Chief Joseph
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“If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.” -Chief Joseph
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“All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.” -Chief Joseph
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“I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above, and that all people may be one people.” -Chief Joseph
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“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.” -Chief Joseph
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“All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.” -Chief Joseph
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“I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated.” -Chief Joseph
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“It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.” -Chief Joseph
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“My father… had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.” -Chief Joseph
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We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone. – Chief Joseph
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