Occupation: Soldier Birth: August 17, 1786 Death: March 6, 1836
We have the right as individuals, to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appro….
I know nothing, by experience, of party discipline. I would rather be a raccoon-dog, and belong to a Negro in the forest, than to belong to any party….
It was expected of me that I was to bow to the name of Andrew Jackson... even at the expense of my conscience and judgement. such a thing was new to ….
I must say as to what I have seen of Texas it is the garden spot of the world. The best land and the best prospects for health I ever saw, and I do b….
I am at liberty to vote as my conscience and judgment dictates to be right, without the yoke of any party on me... Look at my arms, you will find no ….
I would rather be beaten, and be a man, than to be elected and be a little puppy dog..
Remember these words when I am dead. First be sure you're right, then go ahead..
I have suffered my self to be politically sacrificed to save my country from ruin and disgrace and if I am never a gain elected I will have the grati….
Although our great man at the head of the nation, has changed his course, I will not change mine..
I'm that same David Crockett, fresh from the backwoods, half-horse, half-alligator, a little touched with the snapping turtle; can wade the Mississip….
I have always supported measures and principles and not men..
I want people to be able to get what they need to live: enough food, a place to live, and an education for their children. Government does not provid….
You can all go to hell. I’m going to Texas..
We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living. I will n….
We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living..
My tongue speak what my heart thinks..
I would rather be beaten and be a man than to be elected and be a little puppy dog. I have always supported measures and principles and not men. I ha….
I also told them of the manner in which I had been knocked down and dragged out, and that I didn't consider it a fair fight any how they could fix it….
Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere cha….
Be sure you are right, then go ahead..
I know not whether, in the eyes of the world, a brilliant death is not preferred to an obscure life of rectitude. Most men are remembered as they die….