I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition.

We do not want churches. They will teach us to quarrel about God.

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.

Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.

I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who had no right to talk. It does not require many words to speak the truth.

Look twice at a two-faced man.

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.