I am nothing, neither a chief nor a soldier.
SITTING BULLI have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace.
More Sitting Bull Quotes
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The meat of the buffalo tastes the same on both sides of the border.
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I was very sorry when I found out that your intentions were good and not what I supposed they were.
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I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself.
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I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place.
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I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief.
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In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.
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He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart he put other different desires.
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Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.
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As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but all together we make a mighty fist.
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Inside of me there are two dogs. One is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all the time. When asked which one wins I answer, the one I feed the most.
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What does it matter how long I pray, so long as my prayers are answered?
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God made me an Indian, but not a reservation Indian.
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Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.
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They want us to give up another chunk of our tribal land. This is not the first time or the last time.
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Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because my skin is red? Because I am Sioux? Because I was born where my father lived? Because I would die for my people and my country?
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