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We experienced what I consider to be an extremely unlikely event. It was truly the straw that broke the camel's back.


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SAM HOUSTON Union can achieve everything when sustained by gallant hearts and correct principles, while anarchy ...
SAM HOUSTON Nothing can conduce more to the order and stability of a government than the simplicity of the laws,...
SAM HOUSTON I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much afte...
SAM HOUSTON