Chief Joseph Quotes

Chief Joseph Quotes: A Curated Collection of the Best Inspirational, Motivational, and Thought-Provoking Sayings Written by Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph
Total Quotes 96
I Know That My Race Must Change.
Race
Knows
We Ask To Be Recognized As Men.
Men
Asks
My People Were Divided About Surrendering.
People
Divided
I Will Obey Every Law, Or Submit To The Penalty.
Native American
Law
American Indian
I Would Have Given My Own Life If I Could Have Undone The Killing Of White Men By My People.
Men
White
People
Lawyer Acted Without Authority From Our Band. He Had No Right To Sell The Wallowa Country.
Country
Band
Lawyer
I Did Not Want My People Killed. I Did Not Want Bloodshed.
People
Want
Bloodshed
I Said In My Heart That, Rather Than Have War, I Would Give Up My Country.
Country
Giving Up
War
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.
Brother
War
White
When My Young Men Began The Killing, My Heart Was Hurt.
Hurt
Heart
Men
A Man Who Would Not Love His Father's Grave Is Worse Than A Wild Animal.
Father
Animal
Men
I Only Ask Of The Government To Be Treated As All Other Men Are Treated.
Men
Government
Treated
  • Born: March 3, 1841
  • Died: September 21, 1904
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