For us, warriors are not what you think of as warriors. The warrior is not someone who fights, because no one has the right to take another life. The warrior, for us, is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others. His task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, those who can not provide for themselves, and above all, the children, the future of humanity.

Our religion seems foolish to you, but so does yours to me. The Baptists and Methodists and Presbyterians and the Catholics all have a different God. Why cannot we have one of our own?

I have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace.

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?

You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am.

In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.

What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.