 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,...  Congressional Serial Set - Page 3931916Full view - About this book
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 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...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... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 608 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...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... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 564 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...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... | |
 | Robert Green Ingersoll - 1894 - 346 pages
...confidence in yourself—which is valuable, if not an indispensable quality. You are ambitious—which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm....of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition to thwart him as much as you could—in which you did a great wrong to the country and to a most meritorious... | |
 | Noah Brooks - 1894 - 532 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... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Illinois - 1894 - 394 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 you are right. You have confidence — which is a valuable, if not an indispensable, quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable... | |
 | Ward Hill Lamon - 1895 - 348 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...confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not indispensable, quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm.... | |
 | Robert Green Ingersoll - 1895 - 78 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 you are right. You have confidence — which is a valuable, if not an indispensable, quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable... | |
 | Noah Brooks - Washington (D.C.) - 1895 - 372 pages
...historic; then it had not been made public. As Hooker read on, he came to this sentence: You are ambitions, 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... | |
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