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Chief Joseph Quotes

«It does not require many words to speak the truth.»
Author: Chief Joseph | Keywords: require
«If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace. There need be no trouble. Treat all men alike. Give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow. All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.»
«From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.»
«You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.»
«I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.»
Author: Chief Joseph
«Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think, and act for myself--and I will obey every law or submit to the penalty.»
Author: Chief Joseph
«Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever - On his surrender to Gen. Howard.»
Author: Chief Joseph
«This is the way we want to interact with everyone. . . . That's always our goal. The more that we can interact on a positive level, the better, ... We are out there stressing cooperation and building positive relationships.»
Author: Chief Joseph
«That's been resounded by many people,»
Author: Chief Joseph
«She was in fear for her life, ... She had been told many times if she left him, harm would come to (her relatives).»
Author: Chief Joseph