Davy Crockett Quotes & Sayings

17 most famous Davy Crockett quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American explorer who passed away on 6 March, 1836.

“You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas.”

“Let your tongue speak what your heart thinks.”

“I would rather be beaten, and be a man, than to be elected and be a little puppy dog.”

“Throughout the day no time for memorandums now. Go ahead! Liberty and independence forever.”

“I have always supported measures and principles and not men.”

“Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them.”

“The enemy fought with savage fury, and met death with all its horrors, without shrinking or complaining: not one asked to be spared, but fought as long as they could stand or sit.”

“Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!”

“We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money.”