I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.
SITTING BULLIt does not take many words to tell the truth.
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What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry and left me unfed? Who has seen me beat my wives or abuse my children? What law have I broken?
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I have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace.
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Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows. Now we are poor but we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. If we must die, we die defending our rights.
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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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What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.
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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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Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
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I will remain what I am until I die, a hunter, and when there are no buffalo or other game I will send my children to hunt and live on prairie, for where an Indian is shut up in one place his body becomes weak.
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Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our tribal holdings to the Great Father.
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It does not take many words to tell the truth.
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Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!
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You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am.
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Healthy feet can feel the very heart of Mother Earth.
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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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First kill me before you take possession of my Fatherland.
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