That book [Bible], sir, is the rock on which our republic rests.

The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests.

On what rests the hope of the republic? One country, one language, one flag!

Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result.

The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the key to the safety of our country from all foreign intrigues and diplomacy, I say accept the key... and bolt the door at once.

The Bible is a history book.