 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 of your ambition, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong...  The Silent Partner - Page 2751914Full view - About this book
 | American essays - 1917 - 996 pages
...which you did a great wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your...it, that I have given you the command. Only those who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is success, and I will risk the dictatorship.... | |
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honourable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to...course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I gave you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of... | |
 | Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans comte de Paris - United States - 1888 - 970 pages
...to believe it, of your recently saying that b and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it wa but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. generals who gain successes can set up dictators. Wl of you is military success, and I will risk the... | |
 | Theodore Ayrault Dodge - History - 1881 - 282 pages
...wrong 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...given you the command. Only those generals who gain success can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.... | |
 | Theodore Ayrault Dodge - History - 1881 - 294 pages
...wrong 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...it, that I have given you the command. Only those generaIs who gain success can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will... | |
 | William Osborn Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 716 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...for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you a command. Only those generals who gain success can set up as dictators. What I ask of you is military... | |
 | William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 536 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...for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you a command. Only those generals who gain success can set up as dictators. What I ask of you is military... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Illustrated books - 1885 - 482 pages
...within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but i think that, during General Hurnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your...given you the command. Only those generals who gain success can be dictators. What i now ask of you is military success, and i will risk the dictatorship.... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - History - 1888 - 574 pages
...your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, •within...course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that*! have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now... | |
 | Noah Brooks - 1888 - 512 pages
...which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that during General Bumside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your...given you the command. Only those generals who gain success can be dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.... | |
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