Was Sam Houston honest

He at least thought that he was. Consider this quotation: "I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man."

It should be noted that he was trained as an attorney, and as such, he gave very serious consideration to the spoken Word. He was also a formidable politician which is an occupation that has little credence in that area of human behavior.