My God, Is It Possible That All

Govern Wisely, And As Little As Possible

All New States Are Invested, More Or Less, By A Class Of Noisy, Second-rate Men Who Are Always In Favor Of Rash And Extreme Measures, But Texas Was Absolutely Overrun By Such Men.

He Has All The Characteristics Of A Dog - Except Loyalty.

I Have Ever Been Opposed To Banks, - Opposed To Internal Improvements By The General Government, - Opposed To Distribution Of Public Lands Among The States, - Opposed To Taking The Power From The Hands Of The People, - Opposed To Special Monopolies, - Opposed To A Protective Tariff, - Opposed To A Latitudinal Construction Of The Constitution, - Opposed To Slavery Agitation And Disunion. This Is My Democracy. Point To A Single Act Of My Public Career Not In Keeping With These Principles.

Texas Can Make It Without The United States, But The United States Cannot Make It Without Texas