"At the outbreak of the war it was found very difficult to raise infantry in Texas, as no Texan walks a yard if he can help it. Many mounted regiments were therefore organized, and afterwards dismounted."

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Source : Arthur Fremantle (2008). “Three Months in the Southern States”, p.75, Applewood Books

Arthur Fremantle

#War Quotes #Texas Quotes #Yards Quotes

“The linear-programming was - and is - perhaps the single most important real-life problem.”
“Every religion there's something foul going on.”
“LEGO has essentially taken the concrete block, the building block of the world, and made it into the building block of our imagination.”
“Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It's something quite magical.”
“So, timely you came, and well you chose, You came when most needed, my winter rose. From the snow I pluck you, and fondly press Your leaves 'twixt the leaves of my leaflessness.”

Source : Alfred Austin, “My Winter Rose”
“Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.”
“Free' is more of that 'familiarity breeds contempt' kind of thing. It's about saying 'Wait, I'm longing for something more than I have and I don't know what it is that I want, but I know I want it.' It has nothing to do with what I'm going through, personally.”
“If my body needs something, I need to give it that.”

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