Leonard Peltier quotes

Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM). His case became internationally known after his controversial conviction for the killing of two FBI agents during a 1975 standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He continues to be a symbol of Indigenous rights advocacy and debates over justice in the United States. Here are 8 of his quotes:

Innocence has a single voice that can only say over and over again, "I didn't do it." Guilt has a thousand voices, all of them lies.

Leonard Peltier

The FBI has always supported big business and big government.

Leonard Peltier

Only one thing's sadder than remembering you were once free, and that's forgetting you were once free.

Leonard Peltier

In them days, it was just still not illegal to kill an Indian. If you killed an Indian, you'd be very unfortunate if you got probation - most of them were released immediately.

Leonard Peltier

The United States government can indict you on something, and now you've got to prove your innocence. And that's not the Constitution of the United States.

Leonard Peltier

What Bill Clinton did to us was cruel. The White House gave my attorneys indications that there was a good chance for my clemency to be granted. I had to prepare myself for being released because there was no sign that my petition would be denied.

Leonard Peltier

A political prisoner is someone who is out fighting for his or her people's rights and freedom and is imprisoned for that alone.

Leonard Peltier