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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.

Sitting Bull

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.
SITTING BULL

Country Fashion Freedom Goodness Life Live Man Ourselves People White
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.
SITTING BULL

Bird Desire Different Greatness Man Myself Necessary Place Planning Spirit White
They want us to give up another chunk of our tribal land. This is not the first time or the last time.
SITTING BULL

Give Up Lost Ourselves Time
When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?
SITTING BULL

Battle Boy Man Ourselves Rise Sun Warrior World
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.
SITTING BULL

Dog Evil Feed Fight Goodness Myself Philosophy Time
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.
SITTING BULL

Desire Greatness Man Myself Place Spirit White
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?
SITTING BULL

Born Country Death Father Live Love Myself People Skin Wrong
Go back home where you came from. This country is mine, and I intend to stay here and to raise this country full of grown people.
SITTING BULL

Country Growth Himself Home Ourselves People Stay
I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself.
SITTING BULL

Choice Country Greatness Myself Spiritual
I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.
SITTING BULL

Man Myself Remember Surrender Weapon
As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but all together we make a mighty fist.
SITTING BULL

Break Easy Fingers Strong Togetherness
Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our tribal holdings to the Great Father.
SITTING BULL

Father Greatness Hold Land Ourselves Possession
Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.
SITTING BULL

Goodness Greatness Man Spirit
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.
SITTING BULL

Attention Lie Myself Pay Price Talk
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.
SITTING BULL

Animal Children Death Himself Hunter Place Weakness
He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart he put other different desires.
SITTING BULL

Desire Different Heart Himself Planning

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