I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much after I started. I doubt if I had gone to school six months in all when my father died. I was…

Quote by Sam Houston

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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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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 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,...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...