Question

Which sentence from the passage supports the claim in the 1879 speech by Chief Joseph that actions speak louder than words?

Answer 1

"We could have avanged our wrong many times,but we did not. Whenever the Government has asked for help against other Indians we have never refused. When the white men were few and we were strong we could have killed them off, but the Nez Perce wishes to live at peace."

These are the exact sentences from Chief Joseph's speech of 1879 that support the claim that actions speak louder than words.