All Chief Joseph Quotes
My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
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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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
Chief Joseph
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An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.
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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I would give up everything rather than have the blood of white men upon the hands of my people.
Chief Joseph
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Our people could not talk with these white-faced men, but they used signs which all people understand.
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If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.
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A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the council, and sold nearly all the Nez Perce country.
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For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of winding water.
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The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.
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