“If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, ...” — Zebulon Pike Quote

“If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, still shall it be said we died like brave men, and conferred honor, even in death, on the American Name.”

“A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was.”

“American agents... are the only persons authorized to hold councils of a political nature.”

“The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.”

“It is important for all of us to show our support for the brave men and women in the United States military.”

“It is our responsibility - our duty - as Members of Congress to prioritize the care of the brave men and women who risked their lives to protect their fellow Americans.”