No Other Terms Than Unconditional And Immediate

I Propose To Fight It Out On This Line If It Takes All Summer.

It Is Men Who Wait To Be Selected, And Not Those Who Seek, From Whom We May Expect The Most Efficient Service.

...but For A Soldier His Duty Is Plain. He Is To Obey The Orders Of All Those Placed Over Him And Whip The Enemy Wherever He Meets Him.

Generally The Officers Of The Army Were Indifferent Whether The Annexation [of Texas] Was Consummated Or Not; But Not So All Of Them. For Myself, I Was Bitterly Opposed To The Measure, And To This Day Regard The War, Which Resulted, As One Of The Most Unjust Ever Waged By A Stronger Against A Weaker Nation. It Was An Instance Of A Republic Following The Bad Example Of European Monarchies, In Not Considering Justice In Their Desire To Acquire Additional Territory.

Our Great Modern Republic. May Those Who Seek The Blessings Of Its Institutions And The Protection Of Its Flag Remember The Obligations They Impose.