The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion otherwise the garrison are to be put to the sword if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender nor retreat.
If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell
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Philip Henry Sheridan
I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion. And this is true to the extent that people either passionately love Texas or passionately hate it and, as...
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John Steinbeck
It is notorious that the news of the Emancipation Proclamation was kept from the people of Texas and not celebrated until 'Juneteenth'. There may be those in Texas now who believe they can insulate their state–a state that had its own courageous revolution–from the news...
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Christopher Hitchens
This is America. We’re entitled to our opinions.”“ Wrong. This is Texas. And my opinion is the only one that counts.
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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.
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Ann Richards
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The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion otherwise the garrison are to be put to the sword if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender...
