Sam Houston
Sam Houston
Samuel "Sam" Houstonwas an American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United States as a constituent state. His victory at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the independence of Texas from Mexico in one of the shortest decisive battles in modern history. The only American to be elected governor of two states, Houston was also the only governor within a future Confederate state to oppose secessionand to refuse an oath of allegiance to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 March 1793
CityRockbridge County, VA
CountryUnited States of America
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 preferred measuring deer tracks to tape - that I liked the wild liberty of the Red men better then the tyranny of my brothers.
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.
Bear in Mind...that all Histories from the Rock at Plymouth, and Jamestown to the present time, have been made by white men, and a man who tells his own story, is always right until the adversary's tale is told.
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.
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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