I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.
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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.Sam Houston
The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government.
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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.
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I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone.
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If we are to merge our national existence in that of the United States then it seems to me that we should have something to say as to the terms of the union.
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It is a matter of great satisfaction to me to hope that my children will be in circumstances to receive a good education. Mine was defective and I feel the inconvenience, if not the misfortune of not receiving a classical education. Knowledge is the
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