If they [Mexicans] touch the hair of the head of one of our citizens, tell him [Commodore Dallas] to batter down and destroy their... town and exterminate the inhabitants from the face of the earth!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the key to the safety of our country from all foreig...n intrigues and diplomacy, I say accept the key ... and bolt the door at once.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »