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Not Yours to Give! Speech before the House of Representatives
by Davy Crockett
The New Hampshire Center for Constitutional Studies ^
| 1884
| Compiled from "The Life of Colonel David Crockett"
Posted on 02/09/2007 6:23:15 AM PST by Nasty McPhilthy
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To: Nasty McPhilthy
God that we could have 400 men like him in Washington DC today.
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posted on
02/09/2007 12:30:30 PM PST
by
Leatherneck_MT
(In a world where Carpenters come back from the dead, ALL things are possible.)
To: Leatherneck_MT
bump (I have long had this piece at my web site, also.)
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posted on
02/09/2007 12:35:20 PM PST
by
Ohioan
To: CSM
I've always loved this one, too.
And the best thing about Davy Crockett? He knew when to QUIT and return to the Private Sector.
That's something we haven't seen in the decades since with ANY of our elected representatives, that's for sure!
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posted on
02/09/2007 5:03:40 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: Sherman Logan
The account is from a Crockett biography by William Ellis published in 1884. Ellis purportedly got the story from a Congressman who'd served with Crockett.
Since Crockett left Congress in 1835, we're looking at an almost 50 year gap.
Pretty unlikely that the story is true, which is a shame. It is beautifully told.
We found some rather interesting records a few years ago HERE:
- Not Yours to Give - Colonel David Crockett [DOCUMENTATION from 1828]
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posted on
02/09/2007 5:14:13 PM PST
by
RonDog
To: Huck; michigander
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posted on
02/09/2007 5:18:09 PM PST
by
RonDog
To: RonDog
Oh my. I heven't thought about that post in quite some time.
Thanks for the ping! :-)
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posted on
02/10/2007 8:16:17 AM PST
by
michigander
(The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
To: RonDog
Thanks for the reference. After, believe it or not, reading the entire thread, it appears that this story is most likely fake but accurate.
Crockett probably would have said something like this given the opportunity.
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posted on
02/10/2007 9:05:52 AM PST
by
Sherman Logan
(Recognition of one's ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
He knew when to QUIT and return to the Private Sector. He didn't quit. The voters fired him.
During this period in our country's history, there was considerable turnover in Congress, especially among the Reps. The pols of the time would have been quite surprised by our present system of, essentially, lifetime tenure in office.
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posted on
02/10/2007 9:09:57 AM PST
by
Sherman Logan
(Recognition of one's ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.)
To: Sherman Logan
Thanks for the correction. I guess I always considered his leaving was due to the fact that he was too strident for most. Then, and now! :)
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posted on
02/10/2007 9:15:42 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
He did give one of the all-time great kiss-off speeches to the electorate after losing, "You can all go to Hell. I'm going to Texas."
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posted on
02/10/2007 9:18:55 AM PST
by
Sherman Logan
(Recognition of one's ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.)
To: Sherman Logan
LOL! He was something else. :)
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posted on
02/10/2007 9:22:33 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: Nasty McPhilthy
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posted on
02/06/2009 1:09:32 PM PST
by
silverleaf
(Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
To: Nasty McPhilthy
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posted on
02/06/2009 1:09:57 PM PST
by
silverleaf
(Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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