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I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.
Chief Joseph -
I have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done.
Chief Joseph
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All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.
Chief Joseph -
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 -
Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to work.
Chief Joseph -
I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth.
Chief Joseph -
A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.
Chief Joseph -
Our people could not talk with these white-faced men, but they used signs which all people understand.
Chief Joseph