"I have fought for my country. I have fought for my people. I have fought for my freedom."

"I was living quietly with my family, having plenty to eat, when the soldiers came and murdered my wife and children."

"I think that my people are now capable of living in accordance with the laws of the United States, and we would, of course, like to have the liberty to return to that land which is ours by divine righ…"

"I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust."

"I do not know how far the United States army went after myself, and some warriors turned back before we were missed, and I do not care."