 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
 | James Irvin Robertson (Jr.) - United States - 1913 - 354 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... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - America - 1888 - 940 pages
...to be a brave and skilful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you do not mix ix)litics with your profession, in which you are right. You...confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics - Astronautics - 1969 - 1348 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...confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Development - Federal aid to research - 1969 - 528 pages
...I believe you to toe a brave and skillful 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, <loes good rather than harm.... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln, Don Edward Fehrenbacher - History - 1977 - 292 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... | |
 | Herman Hattaway, Archer Jones - United States - 1991 - 788 pages
...skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your protession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself,...does good rather than harm. But I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the Army, you have taken counsel ot your ambition, and thwarted him as much... | |
 | Edward James Stackpole - History - 1988 - 418 pages
...I believe you to be a brave and a skilful soldier, which, or 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... | |
 | Civil War Institute Gettysburg College Gabor S. Boritt Director - History - 1994 - 278 pages
...I believe you to be a brave and a 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... | |
 | Michael Burlingame - Biography & Autobiography - 1997 - 418 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...within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm. After this preliminary praise, Lincoln then turned to a delicate matter: Hooker's indiscreet belittling... | |
 | Walter H. Hebert - History - 1999 - 396 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...quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable limits, does good rather than harm. But I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the Army, you... | |
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