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Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Arms Find Look Party Them Will You

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I voted against this Indian bill, and my conscience yet tells me that I gave a good, honest vote, and one that I believe will not make me ashamed in the day of judgment.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Against Ashamed Believe Bill Conscience Day Gave Good Honest Indian Judgment Make Me Tells Vote Voted Will I Believe

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The enemy fought with savage fury, and met death with all its horrors, without shrinking or complaining: not one asked to be spared, but fought as long as they could stand or sit.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Asked Complaining Could Death Enemy Fought Fury Horrors Long Met Savage Shrinking Sit Spared Stand Without

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Be always sure you are right - then go ahead.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Always Go Right Sure Then You Ahead

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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 appropriate a dollar of the public money.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Appropriate Away Charity Congress Dollar Give Individuals Members Money Much Our Own Please Public Right

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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 gratification to know that I have done my duty.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Am Country Disgrace Done Duty Elected Gain Gratification Know My Self Never Politically Ruin Sacrificed Save Self Suffered Will I Am

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Heaven knows that I have done all that a mortal could do, to save the people, and the failure was not my fault, but the fault of others.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Could Done Failure Fault Heaven Knows Mortal Others People Save

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Throughout the day no time for memorandums now. Go ahead! Liberty and independence forever.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Day Forever Go Independence Liberty No Time Now Throughout Time Ahead

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For the information of young hunters, I will just say, in this place, that whenever a fellow gets bad lost, the way home is just the way he don't think it is. This rule will hit nine times out of ten.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Bad Fellow Gets He Hit Home Hunters Information Just Lost Nine Out Place Rule Say Ten Think Times Way Way Home Whenever Will Young

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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.

~Davy Crockett

Topics: Act Balance Dead Injustice Lead Living Must Our Permit Respect Sympathy Us

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Explorer

Born: August 17th, 1786

Died: March 6th, 1836

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