If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.

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

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We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.

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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.

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Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.

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The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

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Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.

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I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.

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I would give up everything rather than have the blood of white men upon the hands of my people.

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You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.

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