The fact is I think I am a verb instead of a personal pronoun. A verb is anything that signifies to be; to do; or to suffer. I signify all three..

Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our ….

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on..

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins..

The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of ….

If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but be….

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are ….

Quit thinking about what Bobby Lee's gonna do to us and start thinking about what we're going to do to him..

Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true..

I will not move my army without onions..

God gave us Lincoln and Liberty, let us fight for both..

Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace..

I don't underrate the value of military knowledge, but if men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail..

As soon as slavery fired upon the flag it was felt, we all felt, even those who did not object to slaves, that slavery must be destroyed. We felt tha….

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions..

Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose..

I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, thoug….

... anything is better than indecision. We must decide. If I am wrong, we shall soon find out and can do the other thing. But not to decide wastes bo….

Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives..

The most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticized..

Let us labor for the security of free thought, free speech, pure morals, unfettered religious sentiments, and equal rights and privileges for all men….