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"If I owned Texs and Hell, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell" is how Ben Franklin put it.
First, you miss attributed this. It was Philip Sheridan; a Union General assigned to occupy Texas and oversee reconstruction after the Civil War. He was less than popular and removed from his post by president Andrew Johnson for his harsh application of the Military Reconstruction Acts. Which leads me to a much better quote. "Fuck You! I'm from Texas." The guy wasn't even arrested in Texas. He was arrested by the Fed…
Took me a minute to figure out what that bumper sticker was supposed to mean, but it's perfect.