#war

An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#brave man #coward #despises #indian #man

It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my people to be quiet and not to begin a war. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#begin #heart #i #people #quiet

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

#collect #days #general #give #go

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

— Chief Joseph

#give #heart #i #rather #said

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

— Chief Joseph

#been #buying #clearly #had #i

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

— Chief Joseph

#had #i #passed #prevented #saw

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

I've got a lot to look forward to. I'm trying to be the best father I can, and that's a pretty important role. Some would say it's more important than stopping pucks. ↗

— Curtis Joseph

#father #forward #got #i #i can

Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal. ↗

— Nafisa Joseph

#be happy #goal #happy #i #important

God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as much as another. The inequality lies in the way in which His touch, His warnings, and His gifts are received. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#desires #equally #gifts #god #his