Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Chief Joseph Quotes: 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.
         

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.


Chief Joseph
Check all other quotes by Chief Joseph

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Chief Joseph Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/We-had-a-great-many-horses-of-463951>.





Check out


Other quotes of Chief Joseph


It does not require many words to speak the truth.

It does not require many words to speak the truth.



I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.

I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.



I do not believe that the Great Spirit Chief gave one kind of men the right to tell another kind of men what they must do.

I do not believe that the Great Spirit Chief gave one kind of men the right to tell another kind of men what they must do.



Our chiefs are killed. . . . The little children are freezing to death. . . . My people have no blankets, no food. . . . My heart is sick and sad. . . . I will fight no more forever.

Our chiefs are killed. . . . The little children are freezing to death. . . . My people have no blankets, no food. . . . My heart is sick and sad. . . . I will fight no more forever.



The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.



I have asked some of the great white chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in one place, while he sees white men going where they please. They cannot tell me.

I have asked some of the great white chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in one place, while he sees white men going where they please. They cannot tell me.



Good words do not last long unless they amount to something.

Good words do not last long unless they amount to something.



Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.

Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.



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.

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.



It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.

It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.





Other quotes you may like


Make your life a magical journey of Life, encountering Life.

Make your life a magical journey of Life, encountering Life.



Untouchability shuts all doors of opportunities for betterment in life for Untouchables. It does not offer an Untouchable any opportunity to move freely in society

Untouchability shuts all doors of opportunities for betterment in life for Untouchables. It does not offer an Untouchable any opportunity to move freely in society



God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.

God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are.



Old wisdom out of the cluster of gathering shadows.

Old wisdom out of the cluster of gathering shadows.



I draw a contrast between American shared governance with "the dictatorship of ministries" wherein policy and direction for the university is ordered by bureaucrats who have never taught a class.

I draw a contrast between American shared governance with "the dictatorship of ministries" wherein policy and direction for the university is ordered by bureaucrats who have never taught a class.



Love has sold more songs than you've had hot dinners.

Love has sold more songs than you've had hot dinners.



I don't want anything bad to happen to me.

I don't want anything bad to happen to me.



The best propaganda omits rather than invents

The best propaganda omits rather than invents



Works make not the heart good, but a good heart makes the works good.

Works make not the heart good, but a good heart makes the works good.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "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.". Author of this quote is Chief Joseph. This quote is about return, horse, gun, needed, tobacco,.