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Chief Joseph Quotes: You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.
         

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


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It does not require many words to speak the truth.

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



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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.





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