5 Quotes & Sayings By David Crockett

David Crockett was a pioneer of the American West and a hero of the Texas Revolution. He was known as "the King of the Wild Frontier" and his life is one of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Crockett's life reads like a novel. Born into poverty he left home at age 15, traveled to Kentucky to become a hunter, trapper, and Indian fighter Read more

In 1824 he moved west to Tennessee where he became famous for his deadly accuracy with a firearm. In 1827 Crockett became a U.S. Marshall serving in the territory until his death at age 44 during an expedition against hostile Indians in the Cumberland Mountains.

I am at liberty to vote as my conscience and...
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I am at liberty to vote as my conscience and judgment dictates to be right, without the yoke of any party on me... Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them. David Crockett
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... A man's wife can hold him devilish uneasy, if she begins to scold and fret, and perplex him, at a time when he has a full load for a railroad car on his mind already. David Crockett
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Be always sure you are right, then go ahead. David Crockett
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Be sure you are right then go ahead. David Crockett