Sam Houston's Texas

Sue Flanagan (1926–1993) was an author, photographer, and journalist.

• Foreword Acknowledgments Permissions To Quote 1832: “I am about to enter Texas.” 1833: “I may make Texas my abiding place.” 1834: “The course that I may pursue … shall be for the true interests of Texas.” 1835: “Our actions are to become a part of the history of mankind.” 1836: “It will be fame enough to say, ‘I was a member of the Army of San Jacinto’.” 1837: “Texas … will not escape the eye of statesmen.” 1838: “My career … I am aware … must pass … the scrutiny of after time.” 1839: “I might have been happy … had I not known the full extent of Lamar’s stupidity.” 1840: “There is rottenness at the core!” 1841: “Our motto ought to be, ‘Fewer officers, and more cornfields’.” 1842: “Fools only pursue phantoms & children will chase butterflies.” 1843: “That my motives should be understood was not to be expected.” 1844: “If we remain an independent nation, our territory will be extensive-unlimited.” 1845: “The great object of Texian statesmen has been achieved.” 1846: “The Sabine may be connected with the Rio Grande.” 1847: “This was placed before the eyes of Texas.” 1848: “We marked out our boundary by our life’s blood.” 1849: “Mad fanaticism at the north, and mad ambition at the south … provoke assaults upon me.” 1850: “For a nation divided against itself cannot stand.” 1851: “Centralism is the danger against which the States have to guard.” 1852: “Insist upon the right of the South to the nominee, be who he may.” 1853: “Texas must now decide … to be a mere cow pen and sheep ranch, or a great Empire State.” 1854: “The most unpopular vote I ever gave, … the wisest and most patriotic.” 1855: “The South … only asks what the North demands-Let us alone.” 1856: “The times are out of joint.” 1857: “They make the issue as they declare ‘Houston, and anti-Houston’.” 1858: “There is no dissension in my party … I am a unit.” 1859: “You never hear me talk of ‘southern rights’…. All the States have equal rights.” 1860: “I saw the storm gathering … and strove to arrest it.” 1861: “The severest pang is that the blow comes in the name of the State of Texas.” 1862: “Remote as I am from all the bustle … enough reaches me to disquiet my heart.” 1863: “Texas may cast me off, but … I shall leave my blessings on her.” Notes to Captions for Illustrations Sources Manuscripts Published Materials Interviews Index