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You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Go Go To Hell Hell May Texas Will You

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Let your tongue speak what your heart thinks.

~Davy Crockett

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Whenever I had anything and saw a fellow being suffering, I was more anxious to relieve him than to benefit myself. And this is one of the true secrets of my being a poor man to this day.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Anxious Anything Being Benefit Day Fellow Had Him Man More Myself Poor Poor Man Relieve Saw Secrets Suffering Than True Whenever

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I would rather be beaten, and be a man, than to be elected and be a little puppy dog.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Be A Man Beaten Dog Elected Little Man Puppy Rather Than Would

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I have always supported measures and principles and not men.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Always Measures Men Principles Supported

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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 chance, holds on to it!

~Davy Crockett

Topics: After Chance Fame Fellow Hands Holds Like Mere Only Pig Shaved Some Tail Thousands Through

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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 me, and a total stranger to my principles.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Andrew Bow Conscience Even Expected Expense Jackson Judgement Me Name New Principles Stranger Such A Thing Thing Total

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I would rather be politically dead than hypocritically immortalized.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Dead Politically Rather Than Would

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You will find me standing up to my rack, as the people's faithful representative, and the public's most obedient, very humble servant.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Faithful Find Humble Me Most Obedient People Public Rack Representative Servant Standing Standing Up Up Very Will You

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No man who has not tried it can imagine what dreadful hard work it is to listen. Splitting gum logs in the dog days is child's play to it. I've tried both, and give the preference to the gum logs.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Both Child Days Dog Dreadful Give Gum Hard Hard Work Imagine Listen Log Man Play Preference Splitting Tried Who Work

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Explorer

Born: August 17th, 1786

Died: March 6th, 1836

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