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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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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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I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my country. ↗

— Chief Joseph

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I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition. ↗

— Chief Joseph

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I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed. ↗

— Chief Joseph

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I want the white people to understand my people. ↗

— Chief Joseph

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

— Chief Joseph

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