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Quote from Chief Joseph,


"Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop,
free to work, free to trade where I choose,
free to choose my own teachers,
free to follow the religion of my fathers,
free to talk, think and act for myself --
and I will obey every law or submit to the penalty."


By:

Chief Joseph (more quotes by Chief Joseph or books by/about Chief Joseph)


(1840-1904) Chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce Indians

Source:

Lincoln Hall Speech, Washington, DC (January 14, 1879)

Categories:

Constitution, Free Thought, Freedom, Law, Religion, Rights

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