I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.
SITTING BULLYou come here to tell us lies, but we don’t want to hear them. If we told you more, you would have paid no attention. That is all I have to say.
More Sitting Bull Quotes
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The life my people want is a life of freedom. I have seen nothing that a white man has, houses or railways or clothing or food, that is as good as the right to move in the open country and live in our fashion.
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Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions is a disease in them.
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The meat of the buffalo tastes the same on both sides of the border.
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There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not try to fulfill our agreements with them.
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If we must die, we die defending our rights.
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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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This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who are in its path.
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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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If a man loses anything and goes back and looks carefully for it, he will find it.
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What does it matter how long I pray, so long as my prayers are answered?
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First kill me before you take possession of my Fatherland.
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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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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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Healthy feet can feel the very heart of Mother Earth.
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If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans, and in my heart he put other and different desires. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
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