Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go

I Would Rather Be Beaten, And Be A Man, Than To Be Elected And Be A Little Puppy Dog.

Most Of Authors Seek Fame, But I Seek For Justice - A Holier Impulse Than Ever Entered Into The Ambitious Struggles Of The Votaries Of That Fickle, Flirting Goddess.

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.

I Must Say As To What I Have Seen Of Texas It Is The Garden Spot Of The World. The Best Land And The Best Prospects For Health I Ever Saw, And I Do Believe It Is A Fortune To Any Man To Come Here. There Is A World Of Country Here To Settle.

I Also Told Them Of The Manner In Which I Had Been Knocked Down And Dragged Out, And That I Didn't Consider It A Fair Fight Any How They Could Fix It. I Put The Ingredients In The Cup Pretty Strong I Tell You, And I Concluded My Speech By Telling Them That I Was Done With Politics For The Present, And They Might All Go To Hell, And I Would Go To Texas.