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“From the beginning, the prospect of American settlements in Texas was entirely dependent on slavery. It was no secret. Everyone knew it. Austin would say it over and over and over: The only reason Americans would come to Texas was to farm cotton, and they would not do that without slaves. They really didn’t know any other way.”
― Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
― Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
“Austin was not some pro-slavery zealot.”
― Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
― Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
“From time to time, however, evangelical revival movements would sweep across the nation. These revivals could disrupt the status quo and at times upend social hierarchies, before traditional denominational authority would once again reassert itself.”
― Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
― Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
“This is the beginning of a new day. God has given me this day to use as I will. I can waste it or use it for good. What I do today is very important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever. Leaving something in its place I have traded for it. I want it to be a gain, not loss—good, not evil. Success, not failure, in order that I shall not forget the price I paid for it.”
― The Junction Boys: How Ten Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Champion Team
― The Junction Boys: How Ten Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Champion Team
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