They want us to give up another chunk of our tribal land. This is not the first time or the last time.
SITTING BULLYou think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am.
More Sitting Bull Quotes
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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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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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What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian.
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You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am.
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I do not wish to be shut up in a corral. All agency Indians I have seen are worthless. They are neither red warriors nor white farmers. They are neither wolf nor dog.
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Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
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He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart he put other different desires.
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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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First kill me before you take possession of my Fatherland.
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What does it matter how long I pray, so long as my prayers are answered?
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This is a good day to die. Follow me!
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If I agree to dispose of any part of our land to the white people I would feel guilty of taking food away from our children’s mouths, and I do not wish to be that mean.
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I am nothing, neither a chief nor a soldier.
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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 know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say.
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