- Leader | March 3, 1840 - September 21, 1904
It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
Chief Joseph
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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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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.
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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.
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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.
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I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my country.
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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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It does not require many words to speak the truth.
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From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.
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Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to work.
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I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition.
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Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.
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