It was expected of me that I was to bow to the name of Andrew Jackson... even at the expense of my conscience and judgement. such a thing was new to me, and a total stranger to my principles. — Davy Crockett Copy Share Image
I voted against this Indian bill, and my conscience yet tells me that I gave a good, honest vote, and one that I believe… — Davy Crockett Copy Share
No man who has not tried it can imagine what dreadful hard work it is to listen. Splitting gum logs in the dog days… — Davy Crockett Copy Share
I want people to be able to get what they need to live: enough food, a place to live, and an education for their… — Davy Crockett Copy Share
Sorrow, it is said, will make even an oyster feel poetical. I never tried my hand at that sort of writing but on this… — Davy Crockett Copy Share
We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of… — Davy Crockett Copy Share
It is quite possible that someone is insane and they think they have a chance. Not insane in the clinical sense, but they may… — Davy Crockett Copy Share
We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to… — Davy Crockett Copy Share
We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to… — Davy Crockett Copy Share
I now say that the oldest man living never heard of the president of a great nation to come down to open electioneering for… — Davy Crockett Copy Share
I gave my decisions on the principles of common justice and honesty between man and man, and relied on natural born sense, and not… — Davy Crockett Copy Share
