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Chief Joseph

"You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up."

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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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"Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt."

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"Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake."
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"We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We left many of our horses and cattle in Wallowa. We lost several hundred in crossing the river."
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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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"Good words will not give me back my children."
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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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"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 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."
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"When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt."
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"All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers."
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