 You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not an indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...  The Silent Partner - Page 2751914Full view - About this book
 | John William Jones - United States - 1879 - 402 pages
...counsel of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong both to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard in such way as to believe it of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Religion - 1887 - 618 pages
...dictatorship when he read Lincoln's advice to Hooker on putting him in charge of the Army of the Potomac. " I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the government and thp army needed a dictator. .... Only those generals who gain successes can set up [as]... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 554 pages
...skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself,...such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying 87 CHAP. iv. that both the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course, it was not for this,... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 548 pages
...skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself,...such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying s7 CHAP. iv. that both the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course, it was not for this,... | |
 | charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...which you did a great wrong both to the country and a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 pages
...which you did a great wrong both to the country and a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 564 pages
...which you did a great wrong both to the country and a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 608 pages
...which you did a great wrong both to the country and a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that... | |
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