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We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that the

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

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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. – Chief Joseph

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I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above, and that all people may be one people. – Chief Joseph

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All mens miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. – Blaise Pascal

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If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And its O.K., but its of no account. – V. S. Naipaul

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It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers. – Gloria Allred

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You cant walk alone. Many have given the illusion, but none have really walked alone. Man is not made that way. Each man is bedded in his people, their history, their culture, and their values. – Peter Abrahams

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