We need more men and women like this!!

"I know I stand alone from my state. None of my colleagues agree with my sentiment, but if I should be the only member of the House who voted against the bill and the only man in the United States who disapproved of it, I would still vote against it, and it would be a matter of rejoicing till the day I died that I did so."

"I don't wish to represent my fellow citizens unless I can act according to my conscience."

"A treaty is the highest law of the land. But there are those who do not find it so. They want to juggle with the rights of the Indian and fritter them away. It's all wrong. It's not justice. I would rather be an old coon dog belonging to a poor man in the forest than belong to any party that will not do justice to all.  These are the remnants of a once powerful people, and they must be fairly treated."

Davy Crockett addressing the House of Representatives circa 1831

(Highlight mine) It is amazing how this speech with a few changes could relate to current times. I wish we had more people like this today. Imagine if someone had the guts to give the following speech:

"I know I stand alone from my state. Few or none of my colleagues agree with my sentiment, but if I should be the only member of the House who voted against the bill and the only person in the United States who disapproved of it, I would still vote against it, and it would be a matter of rejoicing till the day I died that I did so."

"I don't wish to represent my fellow citizens unless I can act according to my conscience."

"Our obligation to the people of this country is a very serious responsibility. But there are those who do not believe so. They want to juggle with the rights of the Citizens of this country and throw them away. It's all wrong. It's not justice. I do not wish to belong to any party that does not believe or will practice justice to all. These are the people of this great nation and they are your friends, neighbors, and the people who elected us to office and whom WE have an obligation to represent, not dictate to."