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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
Tags: conscience, name, new, me

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I would rather be politically dead than hypocritically immortalized.
— Davy Crockett
Tags: would, rather, than, dead
Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!
— Davy Crockett
Tags: only, like, chance, hands
We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living.
— Davy Crockett
Tags: dead, sympathy, balance, respect
You will find me standing up to my rack, as the people's faithful representative, and the public's most obedient, very humble servant.
— Davy Crockett
Tags: humble, people, you, me
I have always supported measures and principles and not men.
— Davy Crockett
Tags: principles, always, men, leadership
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