All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born free should be content when penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases.

General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation.

We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.

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

It takes few words to tell the truth.

I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.

It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my people to be quiet and not to begin a war.