"I was no chief and never had been,……" — Geronimo
"I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust."
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17 Quotes by Geronimo
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We had no churches, no religious organizations, so sabbath day, no holidays, and yet we worshiped. Sometimes the whole tribe…
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The song that I will sing is an old song, so old that none knows who made it. It has…
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It is my land, my home, my father's land, to which I now ask to be allowed to return. I…
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We are vanishing from the earth, yet I cannot think we are useless or else Usen would not have created…
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I am not ashamed to be a Christian, and I am glad to know that the President of the United…
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I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive.
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I was born where there were no enclosures.
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While living I want to live well.
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Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you.
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Late one afternoon when returning from town we were met by a few women and children who told us that…
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Since my life as a prisoner has begun I have heard the teachings of the white man's religion, and in…
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I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us. There is one God looking down…
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