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Sam Houston Quotes
«We view ourselves on the eve of battle. We are nerved for the contest, and must conquer or perish. It is vain to look for present aid: none is at hand. We must now act or abandon all hope! Rally to the standard, and be no longer the scoff of mercenary tongues! Be men, be free men, that your children may bless their father's name.»
«I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone.»
Author: Sam Houston
(General, Lawyer, Politician)
| Keywords:
advocate, advocated, advocating, Indians, presenting, The Advocate, very much
«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.»
Author: Sam Houston
(General, Lawyer, Politician)
| Keywords:
class, extreme, Extreme Measures, favor, invested, measures, more or less, New class, Noisier, noisiest, noisy, overrun, overrunning, overrun with, rash, rate, second class, second rate, Texas
«I declare that civil war is inevitable and is near at hand. When it comes the descendants of the heroes of Lexington and Bunker Hill will be found equal in patriotism, courage and heroic endurance with the descendants of the heroes of Cowpens and York»
Author: Sam Houston
(General, Lawyer, Politician)
| About:
War
| Keywords:
at hand, bunker, Bunker Hill, civil war, Cowpens, declare, declared war, declare war, descendant, descendants, heroic, hill, Lexington, The Civil War, The Descendants
«I beseech those whose piety will permit them reverently to petition, that they will pray for this union, and ask that He who buildeth up and pulleth down nations will, the mercy preserve and unite us. For a Nation divided against itself cannot stand.»
Author: Sam Houston
(General, Lawyer, Politician)
| Keywords:
beseech, beseeching, divided, permit, petition, petitions, piety, reverently, The petition, unite
«Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not part of conduct of a gallant or generous man to take up arms against a woman.»
Author: Sam Houston
(General, Lawyer, Politician)
| About:
Men and Women
| Keywords:
Against A, gallant, generous, lady friend, take up, take up arms
«Texas, to be respected must be polite. Santa Anna living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna dead, would just be another dead Mexican.»
Author: Sam Houston
(General, Lawyer, Politician)
| Keywords:
anna, be polite, incalculable, polite, respected, respect for the dead, Santa, Santa Anna, Texas, The Mexican
«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.»
Author: Sam Houston
(General, Lawyer, Politician)
| About:
Constitution
| Keywords:
bloodshed, civil, oath, strife, Texas, trampled
«I preferred measuring deer tracks, to tape-that I liked the wild liberty of the Red men better then the tyranny of my brothers.»
«I have ever been opposed to banks, - opposed to internal improvements by the general government, - opposed to distribution of public lands among the states, - opposed to taking the power from the hands of the people, - opposed to special monopolies,»
Author: Sam Houston
(General, Lawyer, Politician)
| Keywords:
Banks, distribution, General Government, General Public, improvements, internal, lands, monopolies, opposed, public lands, The General