"This spirit thrusts itself forward, confident of commendation and esteem. It is superior to all, monarch of all it surveys; hence it should be subservient to nothing, finding no task too heavy, and nothing strong enough to weigh down the shoulders of a man."

"I hate grate talkers; i had rather hav a swarm of bees lite onto me."

"Gentlemen, you are in sorry condition. But war will render you yet more sorry. The soldier will fight in mu…"

"War's a fearsome thing. They'll be cunning that catches me at this wark again."

"It is ludicrous to believe that at the same meeting where Elizabeth Warren told me she was going to run for…"

"Behind the rebel battle yells and the legendary spirit of the Confederate army, there was much reluctance t…"

"Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against an enemy in complete command of the air…"