Give me victory or give me death!

I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his honour and that of his country, Victory or death.

Give me victory or give me death!

Those prepared to give their lives in freedom's cause, come over to me.

I think that Texas is forever ruined unless the citizens make a manly, energetic effort to save themselves from anarchy and confusion, which are the worst of all evils. Let us march like a band of brothers.

I shall never surrender or retreat.