I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons. And yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which, I am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which, of course,... The Military Policy of the United States - Page 393by Emory Upton - 1904 - 495 pagesFull view - About this book
| American essays - 1917 - 996 pages
...best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable,...does good rather than harm; but I think that during your predecessor's command, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much as you... | |
| Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe that you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you...confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not indispensable, quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm;... | |
| Literature - 1894 - 1228 pages
...now become historic; then it had not been made I'ublic. As Hooker read on, he came to this sentence : You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think during Burnside's command of the army you took counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much as... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 196 pages
...believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier — which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession — in. which...indispensable, quality. You are ambitious — which, wTithin reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that, during General Burnside's... | |
| Theodore Ayrault Dodge - History - 1881 - 294 pages
...you. I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you...does good rather than harm ; but I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much... | |
| Benjamin F. Cook - Massachusetts - 1882 - 194 pages
...you. I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you...does good rather than harm; but I think, that, during Gen. Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much... | |
| Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans comte de Paris - United States - 1883 - 1012 pages
...to be a brave and skilful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix polities with your profession, in which you are right. You...rather than harm ; but I think that during General Buruside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much as... | |
| William Osborn Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 716 pages
...you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you...command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambitions, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong both to the country... | |
| William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 540 pages
...you. I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you...command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambitions, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong both to the country... | |
| William O. Stoddard - Presidents - 1884 - 538 pages
...believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mi* politics with your profession, in which you are right....command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambitions, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong both to the country... | |
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