I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone. — Sam Houston
All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always — Sam Houston
A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improve the system they live under. — Sam Houston
It is a matter of great satisfaction to me to hope that my children will be in circumstances to receive a good education. — Sam Houston
The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community — Sam Houston
I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man. — Sam Houston
It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages. — Sam Houston
