The past is dead; let it bury its dead, its hopes and its aspirations; before you lies the future-a future full of golden promise.

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

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

A question settled by violence, or in disregard of law, must remain unsettled forever.

Tradition usually rests upon something which men did know; history is often the manufacture of the mere liar.

The war...must go on till the last man of this generation falls in his tracks...unless you acknowledge our right to self-government. We are not fighting for slavery. We are fighting for Independence,and that, or extermination, we WILL have.

Truthfulness is a cornerstone in character, and if it be not firmly laid in youth, there will ever after be a weak spot in the foundation.