All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.

Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself — and I will obey every law or submit to the penalty.

We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.

I have asked some of the great white chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in one place, while he sees white men going where they please. They cannot tell me.

A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.

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

We are going by you without fighting if you will let us, but we are going by you anyhow!