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Chief Joseph

"I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated."

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"I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated."

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"Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated."

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"Who is an elected government in a constitutional democracy to decide it will not tolerate dissent."

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"We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it."

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"If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep."

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"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."

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"I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."

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"The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression."

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"There shall be no end to the government of God."

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"There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."

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"Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves."

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