Crazy Horse quotes

Crazy Horse was a Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota, celebrated for his role in resisting U.S. government encroachment on Lakota lands. Known for his bravery and tactical skills, he fought in famous battles such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He became a symbol of Native American resistance and the struggle to preserve traditional ways of life. Here are 12 of his quotes:

Hokahey! Today is a good day to die.

Crazy Horse

My lands are where my dead lie buried.

Crazy Horse

Another white man's trick! Let me go! Let me die fighting!

Crazy Horse

We preferred our own way of living. We were no expense to the government. All we wanted was peace and to be left alone.

Crazy Horse

A very great vision is needed, and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky.

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My friend, I do not blame you for this.

Crazy Horse

I was not hostile to the white men. Sometimes my young men would attack the Indians who were their enemies and took their ponies. They did it in return.

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They tried to confine me. I tried to escape, and a soldier ran his bayonet into me. I have spoken.

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For some time he held out, but the rapid disappearance of the buffalo, their only means of support, probably weighed with him more than any other influence. In July, 1877, he was finally prevailed upon to come in to Fort Robinson, Nebraska, with several thousand Indians...on the distinct understanding that the government would hear and adjust their grievances.

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"Another white man's trick! Let me go! Let me die fighting!” cried Crazy Horse. He stopped and tried to free himself and draw his knife, but both arms were held fast by Little Big Man and the officer. While he struggled thus, a soldier thrust him through with his bayonet from behind. The wound was mortal, and he died in the course of that night, his old father singing the death song over him and afterward carrying away the body, which they said must not be further polluted by the touch of a white man. They hid it somewhere in the Bad Lands, his resting place to this day.

Crazy Horse