I am now here in Congress I am at liberty to vote as my conscience and judgment dictates to be right, without the yoke of any party on me, or the driver at my heels, with his whip in hand, commanding me to ge-wo-haw, just at his pleasure.
—Davy Crockett
We have rights, as individuals, to give as much of our own money as we please to charity; but as members of Congress we have no right so to appropriate a dollar of public money
—Davy Crockett
Topics: Welfare
Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!
—Davy Crockett
Topics: Fame
I leave this rule for others when I’m dead: Be always sure you’re right—THEN GO AHEAD!
—Davy Crockett
I leave this rule for others when I’m dead: Be always sure you’re right — THEN GO AHEAD!
—Davy Crockett
Topics: Right
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