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Chief Joseph

"General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation."

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"General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation."

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"Home was not a perfect place. But it was the only home they had and they could hope to make it better."

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"Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home."

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"A house isn't a home without the ineffable contentment of a cat with its tail folded about its feet. A cat gives mystery, charm, suggestion."

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"My tent doesn't look like much but, as an estate agent might say, "It is air-conditioned and has exceptional location."

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"Home is where they want you to stay longer."

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"Charity begins at home, but should not end there."

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"A house from which nobody ever went away without feeling better in some way. A house in which there was always laughter."

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"Home was wherever they were together, and it felt good."

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"Home was truly the best place he could possibly be, but, alas, was not an available option."

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"Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa 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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"The white men told lies for each other. They drove off a great many of our cattle. Some branded our young cattle so they could claim them."
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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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"I would give up everything rather than have the blood of white men upon the hands of my people."
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"I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land."
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"My people were divided about surrendering."
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