All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men.
-- Sam Houston
   
Sam Houston   Name:
Sam Houston
Type:
Politician
Nationality:
American
Birth:
March 2, 1793
Death:
July 26, 1863
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