Only seven years ago we made a treaty by which we were assured that the buffalo country should be left to us forever. Now they threaten to take that from us also.
SITTING BULL
I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.
More Sitting Bull Quotes
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Only seven years ago we made a treaty by which we were assured that the buffalo country should be left to us forever. Now they threaten to take that from us also.
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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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You 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.
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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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What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian.
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It does not take many words to tell the truth.
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They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse.
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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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This is a good day to die. Follow me!
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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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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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What treaty that the whites have kept has the red man broken? Not one.
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Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps.
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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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