 I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes...  The Methodist Review - Pagina 3411904Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 pagina’s
...indispensable, quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during General Burnside's command of...wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honourable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that... | |
 | 1917 - 996 pagina’s
...reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during your predecessor's command, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted...the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the... | |
 | 1894 - 1228 pagina’s
...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...a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. Here Hooker stopped, and vehemently said: " The President is mistaken. I never thwarted Burnside in... | |
 | Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans comte de Paris - 1888 - 970 pagina’s
...think that during General Burnside's command you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted as you could, in which you did a great wrong to the ci a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I h such way as to believe it, of your recently... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 228 pagina’s
...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 country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 196 pagina’s
...indispensable, quality. You are ambitious — which, wTithin reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that, during General Burnside's command of...the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 218 pagina’s
...indispensable, quality. You are ambitious — which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that, during General Burnside's command of...you did a great wrong to the country, and to a most meritoriousand honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently... | |
 | John William Jones - 1879 - 402 pagina’s
...indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm. But I think that during General Burnside's command of...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... | |
 | Third Army Corps Union, John Cleveland Robinson - 1881 - 48 pagina’s
...indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that during General Burnside's command of...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.... | |
 | Henry Edwin Tremain - 1881 - 36 pagina’s
...indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during GENERAL BURNSIDE'S command of...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.... | |
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