In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.

Quote by Sam Houston

Topics: Constitution Quotes

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 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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...