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
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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. He that has no children brings them up well. -
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Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
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- 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.
- I know that my race must change.
- I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land.
- My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
- It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.