“It was nonsense to talk about its being a sacrifice to come there; for if it were, they would not see so many grasping to be members of Congress. ” — David Crockett Copy Share Image
The power of collecting and disbursing money at pleasure is the most dangerous power that can be intrusted to man. — David Crockett Copy Share Image
“I had gone but a little way before I killed a fine buck, and started to go back to the boat; but on the… — David Crockett Copy Share Image
“It was nonsense to talk about its being a sacrifice to come there; for if it were, they would not see so many grasping… — David Crockett Copy Share Image
“better to keep a good conscience with an empty purse, than to get a bad opinion of myself, with a full one.” — David Crockett Copy Share Image
“Since you have chosen to elect a man with a timber toe to succeed me, you may all go to hell and I will… — David Crockett Copy Share Image
“The power of collecting and disbursing money at pleasure is the most dangerous power that can be entrusted to man” — David Crockett Copy Share Image
“... A man's wife can hold him devilish uneasy, if she begins to scold and fret, and perplex him, at a time when he… — David Crockett Copy Share Image
