One friend of John Slaughter said Texas John was the meanest good man he ever met.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

One visitor,a former Navy man,once said: "The only good thing about my fighting in the war was that I was too young to be terrified."

VOA: special.2009.05.25

No objection to an older man or to one who is not good-looking.

VOA: special.2010.04.24