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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

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I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth. ↗

— Chief Joseph

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I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty. ↗

— Chief Joseph

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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

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We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead. ↗

— Chief Joseph

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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

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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt. ↗

— Chief Joseph

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Words do not pay for my dead people. ↗

— Chief Joseph

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General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation. ↗

— Chief Joseph

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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed. ↗

— Chief Joseph

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