Chief Joseph,
“Surrender Speech” October 5th
, 1877; Montana Territory
Tell General Howard I know his
heart. What he told me before, I have it in my heart. I am tired of fighting.
Our Chiefs are killed; Looking Glass is dead, Ta Hool Hool Shute is dead. The
old men are all dead. It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led on the
young men is dead. It is cold, and we have no blankets; the little children are
freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and
have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are – perhaps freezing to
death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I
can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my Chiefs! I am
tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no
more forever
To my mind, this speech is the best. First of all, I think that it's very important to have feelings when you listen or read a speech. In this text, when the dead persons are enumerating I feel pity and I want to help us to stop the war. According to me, use feelings of someone can be useful to convince.
RépondreSupprimerMoreover, this speech can show us that we can persuade someone without a "Man" : a speak with good persuasion skills can be enough.
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