All Chief Joseph Quotes
I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my country.
Chief Joseph
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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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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
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I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.
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You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.
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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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War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.
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I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
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We soon found that the white men were growing rich very fast, and were greedy.
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We had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they needed, and they gave us guns and tobacco in return.
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We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred winters ago, when some men with white faces came to our country.
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