Geronimo Quotes

A collection of quotes by Geronimo.

Geronimo (1829-1909) was a prominent Native American leader and medicine man of the Chiricahua Apache tribe. Born in present-day Arizona, he emerged as a skilled warrior and strategist, leading his people in battles against Mexican and later American forces during the Apache Wars. Geronimo fiercely resisted the encroachment on Apache lands and the forced relocation to reservations, becoming a symbol of Native American resistance. Despite his efforts to maintain his people's way of life, he ultimately surrendered to the U.S. government in 1886. Geronimo spent the rest of his life as a prisoner of war and a public attraction, yet his legacy as a defiant leader endures.

I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have cre

I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us. There is one God looking down on us all. We are all the children of one God. The sun, the darkness, the winds are all listening to what we have to say.

Geronimo

God

I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been mo

I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.

Geronimo

Trust

The soldiers never explained to the government when an India

The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.

Geronimo

Government