I want the white people to understand my people.
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We had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they needed, and they gave us guns and tobacco in return.Chief Joseph
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
We do not want churches because they will teach us to quarrel about God....
Chief Joseph
We ask to be recognized as men.
Chief Joseph
I have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done.
Chief Joseph
Words do not pay for my dead people.
Chief Joseph
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