"Our people are going to war to perpetuate slavery, but the war will be its death knell."
— Sam Houston

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

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As quoted in "Revering Sam Houston, anti-Confederate patriot" (18 March 2016), by Michael Zak, Grand Old Partisan