Famous quotes by Leaders

"I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"I am tired of talk that comes to nothing"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people in our country, and many more would come; that he wanted the land marked out so that the Indians and the white man could be separated"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"Good words will not give me back my children"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of winding water"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do"

Brigham Young, Leader

"True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right"

Brigham Young, Leader

"There is no knowledge, no light, no wisdom that you are in possession of, but what you have received it from some source"

Brigham Young, Leader

"The biggest labor problem is tomorrow"

Brigham Young, Leader

"Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?"

Brigham Young, Leader

"Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow"

Brigham Young, Leader

"Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere"

Brigham Young, Leader

"It is wise for us to forget our troubles,, There are always new ones to replace them"

Brigham Young, Leader

"In the adversity of our best friends, we often find something that does not displease us"

Brigham Young, Leader

"I don't care about my character here on earth.I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord"

Brigham Young, Leader

"Don't try to tear down other people's religion about their ears, build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it's glories"

Brigham Young, Leader

"A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it"

Brigham Young, Leader

"We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We left many of our horses and cattle in Wallowa. We lost several hundred in crossing the river"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred winters ago, when some men with white faces came to our country"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"We ask to be recognized as men"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"The white men told lies for each other. They drove off a great many of our cattle. Some branded our young cattle, so they could claim them"

Chief Joseph, Leader

"The Indian race are waiting and praying"

Chief Joseph, Leader

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