In some cases, muscle weakness that happens suddenly, especially on one side of the body, can be a sign of stroke. If it occurs along with severe abdominal pain, it may by a symptom of botulism.
He seems like a great candidate to be the author of âGo west, young man,â since he did exactly that. But itâs hard to prove that Soule, not Horace Greeley, coined the famous appeal. In November 1853, the Soule brothers bought The Wabash Express from Kentuckian Donald S. Danaldson, who had acquired it in 1845.
1 As quoted in David Crockett: His Life and Adventures (1874) by John Stevens Cabot Abbott, who indicates that he also often used simply Go ahead! as a battle cry, and general assertion of determination. 2  Unsourced variants: Be always sure you are right â then go ahead. 3  Be sure you are right â then go ahead.