 I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people. |
| The Indian race are waiting and praying. |
| General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation. |
| My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people. |
| I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed. |
| I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above, and that all people may be one people. |
| An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward. |
| It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises. |
| Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country. |
| When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt. |
| Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake. |
| I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my country. |
| 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. |
| Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people in our country, and many more would come; that he wanted the land marked out so that the Indians and the white man could be separated. |
| A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal. |
| I want the white people to understand my people. |
| It does not require many words to speak the truth. |
| I will speak with a straight tongue. |
| From where the sun now stands I will fight no more. |
| We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead. |
