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Davy Crockett

American Explorer

Born: Aug 17, 1786

Died: Mar 6, 1836

Day Go Man Me Will You

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

You Will Hell Go Go To Hell Texas May

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

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

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

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

Let your tongue speak what your heart thinks. Davy Crockett

Heart Speak Your Tongue Thinks

Be always sure you are right - then go ahead. Davy Crockett

You Sure Always Go Then Right

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Time Day Liberty Independence Throughout No Time Go Forever Now

I would rather be politically dead than hypocritically immortalized. Davy Crockett

Would Rather Dead Than Politically

I now say that the oldest man living never heard of the president of a great nation to come down to open electioneering for his successor. It is treating the nation as if it was the property of a single individual, and he had the right to bequeath it to whom he pleased - the same as a patch of land for which he had the patent. Davy Crockett

Great Property Man Single Nation Down Living President Pleased Say Bequeath Great Nation Individual Never Open Had He Come Single Individual His Heard Patch Patent Same Which Land Successor Whom Now Oldest Right Treating

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

Failure People Fault Others Could Mortal Knows Done Heaven Save

The party in power, like Jonah's gourd, grew up quickly, and will quickly fall. Davy Crockett

Will Power Party Fall Jonah Like Up Quickly Grew

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