In a free government the demand for moral qualities should be made superior to that of talents.

Thomas Paine needs no monument made with hands; he has erected a monument in the hearts of all lovers of liberty.

But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

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 great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.

There goes a man made by the Lord Almighty and not by his tailor.

You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the eternal God, I will rout you out.