I would lay down my life to defend any one of the States from aggression, which endangered peace or threatened its institutions. I could do more for the union, but I wish to do more; for the destruction of the union would be the destruction of all the States. A stab in the heart is worse then a cut in a limb, for this may be healed Quotes By : Sam Houston | Added By:
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 Quotes By : Sam Houston | Added By:
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 Quotes By : Sam Houston | Added By:
The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government Quotes By : Sam Houston | Added By: