What treaty that the whites have kept has the red man broken? Not one.
SITTING BULLFirst kill me before you take possession of my Fatherland.
More Sitting Bull Quotes
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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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I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief.
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I have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace.
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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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I have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace. They are medicine, and I would eventually die a lingering death. I had rather die on the field of battle.
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If we must die, we die defending our rights.
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You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am.
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God made me an Indian, but not a reservation Indian.
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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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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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I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.
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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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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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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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I was very sorry when I found out that your intentions were good and not what I supposed they were.
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