The Slave must be made fit for his freedom by education and discipline, and thus made unfit for slavery. And as soon as he becomes unfit for slavery, the master will no longer desire to hold him as a slave.

It is a duty we owe to posterity to see that our children shall know the virtues, and rise worthy of their sires.

Our armies were in as much chaos in victory as theirs in defeat.

Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southerner apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance.

The contest is not over, the strife is not ended. It has only entered on a new and enlarged arena.

All we ask is to be let alone.

The troops of other states have their reputation to gain, the sons of the Alamo have theirs to maintain.