No Theory Of My Own Will Ever

A Hero Does For Others. He Would Do Anything For People He Loves, Because He Knows It Would Make Their Lives Better. I Am Not That Kind Of Person, But I Want You To Be. You Could Give Something To Her, To Me, To Those Children In The Quarter. You Could Give Something I Never Could ... The White People Out There Are Saying You Don't Have It-that You're A Hog, Not A Man. But I Know They Are Wrong.

Generally The Officers Of The Army Were Indifferent Whether The Annexation [of Texas] Was Consummated Or Not; But Not So All Of Them. For Myself, I Was Bitterly Opposed To The Measure, And To This Day Regard The War, Which Resulted, As One Of The Most Unjust Ever Waged By A Stronger Against A Weaker Nation. It Was An Instance Of A Republic Following The Bad Example Of European Monarchies, In Not Considering Justice In Their Desire To Acquire Additional Territory.

...but For A Soldier His Duty Is Plain. He Is To Obey The Orders Of All Those Placed Over Him And Whip The Enemy Wherever He Meets Him.

Ah, You Know My Weaknesses--my Children And My Horses.

It Is Preposterous To Suppose That The People Of One Generation Can Lay Down The Best And Only Rules Of Government For All Who Are To Come After Them, And Under Unforeseen Contingencies.