Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.

Quote by Sam Houston

Topics: Sam Houston Quotes

I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I...

I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I...

Texas, to be respected must be polite. Santa Anna living, can be of incalculable benefit...

Texas, to be respected must be polite. Santa Anna living, can be of incalculable benefit...

Whether his policy was right or wrong, he built up the glory of the nation.

Whether his policy was right or wrong, he built up the glory of the nation.

All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men...

All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men...

I have ever been opposed to banks, - opposed to internal improvements by the general...

I have ever been opposed to banks, - opposed to internal improvements by the general...

I would lay down my life to defend any one of the States from aggression,...

I would lay down my life to defend any one of the States from aggression,...

To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you...

To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you...

I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their...

I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their...

I declare that civil war is inevitable and is near at hand. When it comes...

I declare that civil war is inevitable and is near at hand. When it comes...

The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential...

The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential...

To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you...

To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you...

Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not...

Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not...

In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse...

In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse...

A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improve the...

A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improve the...

To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you...

To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you...

Texas will again lift it's head and stand among the nations. It ought to do...

Texas will again lift it's head and stand among the nations. It ought to do...

In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse...

In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse...

I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor...

I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor...