Before this war is over, I intend to be a Major General or a corpse. — Isaac R. Trimble Copy Share Image
I come from a stupid family. During the civil war my great uncle fought for the west. — Rodney Dangerfield Copy Share Image
Some call this civil war; others call it emergency -- I call it pure evil. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe this is as close to a civil war as you can get. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
“When you have a strong conservative streak in your society,” Zeyk would say, “which detaches itself from the progressive streak, that’s when… — Kim Stanley Robinson Copy Share Image
Civil War, I'm front line my mind like Sherman My gat like Ulysses, grant them bullets, keep burnin'. — Gorilla Zoe Copy Share Image
The time was not yet ripe for the growth of mathematical science among us, and any development that might have taken place… — Simon Newcomb Copy Share Image
Officers in command of colored troops are in constant habit of pressing all able-bodied slaves into the military service of the U.S. — Lovell Rousseau Copy Share Image
The contest is not over, the strife is not ended. It has only entered on a new and enlarged arena. — Jefferson Davis Copy Share Image
“Lincoln replied:"There is a difference between secession against the Constitution and in favor of the Constitution.” — Clint Johnson Copy Share Image
People who are anxious to bring on war don't know what they are bargaining for; they don't see all the horrors that… — Stonewall Jackson Copy Share Image
We have an army far better adapted to attack than to defend. Let us fight at advantage before we are forced to… — J. E. B. Stuart Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the smoke from the factories and riverboats and trains would obscure the night sky entirely. But the town's industrial breath was… — Kelsey Brickl Copy Share Image
I'm reading "Team of Rivals'' I'll probably ending up reading a bunch of books about the Civil War. But I think my… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
In Montana, where Sen. William Andrews Clark made his fortune and lost his reputation, people had assumed that all his children were… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
I was raised on the Hudson, in a house that had been the stable of the financier and Civil War general Brayton… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“It is to point out that at this late hour, the totems of the empire of slavery—chief among them, its flag—still enjoy… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“Closing down an event with Confederate reenactors is never really easy for a black guy. Let’s face it, the Confederates lost the… — Michael W. Twitty Copy Share Image
For the average person, 98 percent of those who fought in the Civil War, they did not own slaves. They were simply… — Corey Stewart Copy Share Image
Based on what you know about him in history books, what do you think Abraham Lincoln would be doing if he were… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
“Why did people ignore the lessons of history and their own senses, deny a law of life immutable as the seasons, and… — John Jakes Copy Share Image
“Is it a small thing to quench the flames of hell with the holy tears of pity -- to unbind the martyr… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Many religious fundamentalists around the world would like to see the establishment of theocracies — states where religion and government are closely… — John Lee Copy Share Image
“Materialism has defeated feminism as well. In a sign of the times, Gloria Steinem was on the picket line when the first… — Maureen Dowd Copy Share Image
“The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both *may*… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“With the gun which was too big for him, the breech-loader which did not even belong to him but to Major de… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
African-Americans were dispossessed of the land by being brought over here in slave ships, whereas Indians were on the land and fought… — Robert A. Williams, Jr Copy Share Image
Some 2,800 Americans went to Spain [during the Spanish Civil War], and it was, by far, the largest number of Americans before… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
Here is a paper with which, if I cannot whip Bobbie Lee, I will be willing to go home! — George B. McClellan Copy Share Image
I only take a half share in the civil war; I am willing to die, I am not willing to kill. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
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