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"When men make themselves into brutes it is just to treat them like brutes."
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"You can keep the things of bronze and stone and give me one man to remember me just once a year."
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"Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no monster should amaze us if the normal man does not amaze."
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"A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good."
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"I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act."
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"Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his favor, too."
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"Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat."
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"No man may make another free."
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"Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men."
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"To depend upon the Will of a Man is Slavery."
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"Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake."
Mistake
"War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war."
War
"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."
Criticism
"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."
Man
"My people were divided about surrendering."
People
"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."
Life
"It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my people to be quiet and not to begin a war."
War
"We ask to be recognized as men."
Man
"A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the council, and sold nearly all the Nez Perce country."
Nation
"I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed."
People
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