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I am no man's man. I bark at no man's bid. I will never come and go, and fetch and carry, at the whistle of the great man in the white house, no matter who he is.

— Davy Crockett

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More quotes by Davy Crockett

Although our great man at the head of the nation, has changed his course, I will not change mine.

The whole book is my own, and every sentiment and sentence in it.

A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett (1834)

I concluded my speech by telling them that I was done with politics for the present, and they might all go to hell, and I would go to Texas.

Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas (1836)

I know, that obscure as I am, my name is making a considerable deal of fuss in the world.

A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett (1834)

Where the wild savage roves, and the broad prairies spread,
The fallen — despised — will again go ahead.

Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas (1836)

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