#hit

We do not deride the fears of prospering white America. A nation of violence and private property has every reason to dread the violated and the deprived. ↗

— June Jordan

#deprived #dread #every #fears #nation

Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#get #head #hit #need #realize

I would give up everything rather than have the blood of white men upon the hands of my people. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#everything #give #hands #i #men

We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred winters ago, when some men with white faces came to our country. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#ago #besides #came #country #did

The white men told lies for each other. They drove off a great many of our cattle. Some branded our young cattle so they could claim them. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#cattle #claim #could #drove #each

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. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#could #country #gave #let us #man

I want the white people to understand my people. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#people #understand #want #white

I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#given #i #if i could #killing #life

My father was the first to see through the schemes of the white man. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#first #man #schemes #see #through

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend and brother, Mr. Chapman, told us just how the war would end. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#against #brother #end #friend #friends