He congratulated us and he gave us medals for looking so civilized.
8 seconds sound clip from the The Outlaw Josey Wales movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:47:45 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- I wore this frock coat in Washington. Before the war.
- We wore them because we belonged to the five civilized tribes.
- We dressed ourselves up like Abraham Lincoln.
- You know, we got to see the Secretary of the Interior.
- And he said: Boy! You boys sure look civilized!
- He congratulated us and he gave us medals for looking so civilized.
- We told him about how our land had been stolen and our people were dying.
- When we finished, he shook our hands and said: Endeavor to persevere.
- John Jumper, Chilly McIntosh, Buffalo Hump and Jim Pock Mark and me. I'm Lone Watie.
- They took our pictures. And the newspaper said: Indians Vow to Endeavor to Persevere.
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