113 Quotes by Chief Joseph

I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated.

I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.

We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone.

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

We soon found that the white men were growing rich very fast, and were greedy.

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

Good words will not give me back my children.

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.

For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of winding water.