"You are fools to make yourselves slaves to a piece of fat bacon, some hard-tack, and a little sugar and coffee."

"The white man thinks he is wise. But he does not know the wisdom of the earth. He does not know the wisdom of the animals."

"I have heard the white man say that we are savages. But who are the savages? Those who steal land, or those who defend it?"

"The white man is very clever. He makes many things. But he does not understand the earth. He does not understand the animals. He does not understand the sky. He does not understand the Great Spirit."

"If you think I am a fool you are a bigger fool than I am."