[MuttTheHoople]

Sam Houston was the only Southern Governor who opposed secession. He spent the last two years of his life under house arrest. When he died, he thought he was a failure.

[ifinnegan]

“Sam Houston was the only Southern Governor who opposed secession. He spent the last two years of his life under house arrest. When he died, he thought he was a failure.”

That’s true of a lot of men who have done great things.