"The country was made without lines of demarcation,……" — Chief Joseph
"The country was made without lines of demarcation, and it is no man's business to divide it... Do not misunderstand me, but understand me fully with reference to my affection for the land. I never said the land was mine to do with it as I chose. The one who has the right to dispose of it is the one who created it. I claim a right to live on my land and accord you the privilege to live on yours."
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88 Quotes by Chief Joseph
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Good words will not give my people good health and stop them from dying. Good words will not get my…
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All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights…
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Suppose a white man should come to me and say, "Joseph, I like your horses. I want to buy them."…
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We do not want churches because they will teach us to quarrel about God. We do not want to learn…
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The eye tells what the tongue would hide.
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If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace.....Treat all men alike.…
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We live, we die, and like the grass and trees, renew ourselves from the soft earth of the grave. Stones…
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We are going by you without fighting if you will let us, but we are going by you anyhow!
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Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other, then we will have no more wars. We…
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The Great Spirit Chief who rules above all will smile upon this land... and this time the Indian race is…
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We were taught to believe that the Great Spirit sees and hears everything, and that he never forgets, that hereafter…
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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good…
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