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Sam Houston
Sam Houston
American Politician
Born: Mar 2, 1793
Died: Jul 26, 1863
Government Myself Rights Will Wise World
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A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improve the system they live under. Sam Houston
People Leader Live Other System Someone Improve Who Helps Lives
There would be no difficulty in securing the rights of the people and the liberties of Texas if men would march to their duty and not fly like recreants from danger. Texas must be defended and liberty maintained. Sam Houston
Rights People Liberty Fly Men Duty Difficulty Danger Liberties Must Would Would-Be Maintained Like Texas March Defended
We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to the world that we are worthy to be free. This will only be accomplished by wise legislation, the maintenance of our integrity, and the faithful and just redemption of our plighted faith wherever it has been pledged. Sam Houston
Attitude Faith Wise Integrity Obligation World Will Free Faithful Our Pledged Independent Has-Been Worthy Only Maintenance Redemption Occupy Proud Impose Been Accomplished Sovereign Legislation Just Wherever Which Republic Us Now
Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. Sam Houston
Oppression Submission Come Learn Source Texas Any May
Texas, to be respected, must be polite. Santa Anna, living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna, dead, would just be another dead Mexican. Sam Houston
Just Be Living Benefit Respected Must Would Anna Dead Another Polite Texas Mexican Just Incalculable Santa
Texas will again lift its head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages. Sam Houston
Natural Will Country Ought No Country Lift Head Advantages Globe Texas Nations Again Stand Compare Among
I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone. Sam Houston
Alone Myself Rights Indians Shall Advocate Am Very Much Stand Aware Presenting
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. Sam Houston
Man Woman Remember Whatever Take Part Generous Arms Said Up Conduct Friends May Lady Against Gallant Her
The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government. Sam Houston
Education Government Knowledge Benefits Free Community Free Government Through Generally Essential Useful Useful Knowledge Preservation
In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her. Sam Houston
Love Constitution Too Strife Has-Been Oath Civil Take Name Well Been Texas Bloodshed Trampled Refuse Which Her Bring
Union can achieve everything when sustained by gallant hearts and correct principles, while anarchy and insubordination must fail in the achievement of every thing beneficial and glorious to mankind. Sam Houston
Achievement Achieve Glorious Every Beneficial Everything Anarchy Correct Must Fail Principles Hearts Sustained While Gallant Mankind Union Thing
For Texas, a wise and prudent administration in the commencement of her national existence will be universally expected, imposing upon me the difficult and delicate task of setting in complete and successful operation a political body based upon principles so hazardously asserted and so gloriously maintained. Sam Houston
Me Wise Political Will National Difficult Setting Complete Administration Delicate Maintained Principles Operation Imposing Existence Texas Commencement Task Expected Prudent Successful Body Asserted Based Her Universally
I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much after I started. I doubt if I had gone to school six months in all when my father died. I was fourteen at the time. Sam Houston
Time School Old Father Gone Doubt Months Would Had Until Gotten Nor Years Accomplish Did Died Six Eight After Much Fourteen Started

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