All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men.

Quote by Sam Houston

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

It is a matter of great satisfaction to me to hope that my children will...

It is a matter of great satisfaction to me to hope that my children will...

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...

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 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...

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...

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,...

Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone,...

Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone,...

If you can't get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes...

If you can't get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes...

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.