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> [I loved the old government in 1861. I loved the old Constitution yet. I think it is the best government in the world, if administered as it was before the war. I do not hate it; I am opposing now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/i-loved-the-old-government-in-1861-i-loved-the-old-constitution-yet-i/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

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## More by Nathan Bedford Forrest

> [Never stand and take a charge... charge them too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/never-stand-and-take-a-charge-charge-them-too/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [Men, do as I say and I will always lead you to victory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/men-do-as-i-say-and-i-will-always-lead-you-to-victory/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [Forward, men, and mix with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/forward-men-and-mix-with-them/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [I went into the army worth a million and a half dollars, and came out a beggar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/i-went-into-the-army-worth-a-million-and-a-half-dollars-and-came-out/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [I have stood your meanness as long as I intend to. You have played the part of a damn scoundrel, and if you were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/i-have-stood-your-meanness-as-long-as-i-intend-to-you-have-played-the/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [I will be in my coffin before I will fight again under your command.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/i-will-be-in-my-coffin-before-i-will-fight-again-under-your-command/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [Get there first with the most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/get-there-first-with-the-most/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [If you surrender you shall be treated as prisoners of war, but if I haveto storm your works you may expect no quarter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/if-you-surrender-you-shall-be-treated-as-prisoners-of-war-but-if-i/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [I ended the war a horse ahead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/i-ended-the-war-a-horse-ahead/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [Nobody kills me and lives to tell about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/nobody-kills-me-and-lives-to-tell-about-it/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [I loved the old government in 1861. I loved the old Constitution yet. I think it is the best government in the world, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/i-loved-the-old-government-in-1861-i-loved-the-old-constitution-yet-i/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [War means fighting, and fighting means killing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/war-means-fighting-and-fighting-means-killing/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [If one road led to hell and the other to Mexico, I would be indifferent which to take.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/if-one-road-led-to-hell-and-the-other-to-mexico-i-would-be/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [I did not come here for the purpose of surrendering my command.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/i-did-not-come-here-for-the-purpose-of-surrendering-my-command/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

> [I've got no respect for any young man who won't join the colors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-bedford-forrest/i-ve-got-no-respect-for-any-young-man-who-won-t-join-the-colors/)

[Nathan Bedford Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-bedford-forrest/)

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