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title: "Best Civil war Words"
description: "Browse 1,714 Civil war quotes by 975 authors. Discover the best Civil war sayings and thoughts."
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> [Slavery can never be abolished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-henry-hammond/slavery-can-never-be-abolished/)

[James Henry Hammond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-henry-hammond/)

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> [We'll make a bunker hill of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pickett/we-ll-make-a-bunker-hill-of-it/)

[George Pickett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pickett/)

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> [“The war dragged on, as wars tend to do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsey-brickl/the-war-dragged-on-as-wars-tend-to-do/)

[Kelsey Brickl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelsey-brickl/)

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> [War's Legitimate Object Is More Perfect Peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-tecumseh-sherman/war-s-legitimate-object-is-more-perfect-peace/)

[William Tecumseh Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-tecumseh-sherman/)

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> [A war between Europeans is a civil war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-hugo/a-war-between-europeans-is-a-civil-war/)

[Victor Hugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-hugo/)

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> [Conquer or be conquered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-farragut/conquer-or-be-conquered/)

[David Farragut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-farragut/)

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> [Brave men die in battle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosecrans/brave-men-die-in-battle/)

[William Rosecrans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-rosecrans/)

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> [Now, gentlemen, let tomorrow be their Waterloo!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-g-t-beauregard/now-gentlemen-let-tomorrow-be-their-waterloo/)

[P. G. T. Beauregard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-g-t-beauregard/)

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> [...as soon as the war was over, they had to justify what was done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/as-soon-as-the-war-was-over-they-had-to-justify-what-was-done/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

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> [Every man has a right to be equal with every other man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/every-man-has-a-right-to-be-equal-with-every-other-man/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [The only thing Abner Doubleday ever started was the Civil War.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branch-rickey/the-only-thing-abner-doubleday-ever-started-was-the-civil-war/)

[Branch Rickey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branch-rickey/)

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> [You preserve your shame but you kill your glory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-hugo/you-preserve-your-shame-but-you-kill-your-glory/)

[Victor Hugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-hugo/)

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> [To tell the truth, I just lost confidence in Joe Hooker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-hooker/to-tell-the-truth-i-just-lost-confidence-in-joe-hooker/)

[Joseph Hooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-hooker/)

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> [This is a hard fight and we had better all die than lose it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-longstreet/this-is-a-hard-fight-and-we-had-better-all-die-than-lose-it/)

[James Longstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-longstreet/)

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> ['Madras Cafe' is set against the backdrop of the civil war in Sri Lanka in the 1990s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shoojit-sircar/madras-cafe-is-set-against-the-backdrop-of-the-civil-war-in-sri-lanka/)

[Shoojit Sircar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shoojit-sircar/)

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> [Come on boys! Give them the cold steel! Who will follow me?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-armistead/come-on-boys-give-them-the-cold-steel-who-will-follow-me/)

[Lewis Armistead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-armistead/)

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> [I went to Gettysburg College, where the famous Civil War battle was fought. I majored in English. I would've liked to major…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-spinelli/i-went-to-gettysburg-college-where-the-famous-civil-war-battle-was/)

[Jerry Spinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-spinelli/)

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> [Taking Viagra after open heart surgery is like a Civil War re-enactment with live ammo. Not good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-williams/taking-viagra-after-open-heart-surgery-is-like-a-civil-war-re/)

[Robin Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-williams/)

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> [I can think of no better way to honor our fallen Civil War Union soldiers than by reminding Confederate flag-wavers that our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-can-think-of-no-better-way-to-honor-our-fallen-civil-war-union/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [You say you will not fight to free negroes. Some of them seem willing to fight for you; but, no matter. Fight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/you-say-you-will-not-fight-to-free-negroes-some-of-them-seem-willing/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [The Civil War was started over economic issues, not slavery. The War was not popular in the North until the issue of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-edward-griffin/the-civil-war-was-started-over-economic-issues-not-slavery-the-war/)

[G. Edward Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-edward-griffin/)

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> [I grew up in the South, so a huge part of our American History education revolved around the Civil War.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anson-mount/i-grew-up-in-the-south-so-a-huge-part-of-our-american-history/)

[Anson Mount](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anson-mount/)

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> [A great power has to have the discipline not only to go when necessary but to know when not to go. Getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kasich/a-great-power-has-to-have-the-discipline-not-only-to-go-when/)

[John Kasich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kasich/)

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> [Only three men in the Confederate army knew what I was doing or intended to do; they were Lee and Stuart and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-s-mosby/only-three-men-in-the-confederate-army-knew-what-i-was-doing-or/)

[John S. Mosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-s-mosby/)

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> [There's a very striking fact about the elections which you can't miss if you looked at the red-and-blue electoral map the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-s-a-very-striking-fact-about-the-elections-which-you-can-t-miss/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [“Gettysburg was the last time Lee’s army would have the chance to be on the offensive during a campaign, as Grant’s Overland…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-river-editors/gettysburg-was-the-last-time-lee-s-army-would-have-the-chance-to-be/)

[Charles River Editors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-river-editors/)

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> [ That was my big break \[Lonesome Dove\]. My first real kind of adult role on something really well-written. It was a spin-off… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-mccormack/that-was-my-big-break-lonesome-dove-my-first-real-kind-of-adult-role/)

[Eric McCormack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-mccormack/)

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> [“Indeed, women like Peterman who admitted they joined the army for adventure as opposed to patriotism or love were often viewed with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deanne-blanton-and-lauren-m-cook/indeed-women-like-peterman-who-admitted-they-joined-the-army-for/)

[DeAnne Blanton and Lauren M. Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deanne-blanton-and-lauren-m-cook/)

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> [Freelancing in Somalia during their civil war and in Kuwait right after the first Bush War, I had some rather intense experiences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-menzel/freelancing-in-somalia-during-their-civil-war-and-in-kuwait-right/)

[Peter Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-menzel/)

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> [“Rebel Number Four" is waiting patiently by the door. I named him "Rebel Number Four," for he is the fourth of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-b-brewer/rebel-number-four-is-waiting-patiently-by-the-door-i-named-him-rebel/)

[Nancy B. Brewer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-b-brewer/)

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> [Most Southern soldiers viewed the driving issue to be sovereignty rather than slavery. Love of the Union was palpably stronger in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/most-southern-soldiers-viewed-the-driving-issue-to-be-sovereignty/)

[Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/)

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> [I had a right to my own political opinions. I am a Southern woman, born with Revolutionary blood in my veins. Freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-o-neal-greenhow/i-had-a-right-to-my-own-political-opinions-i-am-a-southern-woman-born/)

[Rose O'Neal Greenhow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-o-neal-greenhow/)

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> [“We are woken gently at three in the morning and told that we need to leave. Guided by the light of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-lupis/we-are-woken-gently-at-three-in-the-morning-and-told-that-we-need-to/)

[Marco Lupis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-lupis/)

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> [Viewing the man from the genuine abolitionist ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed cold, tardy, weak and unequal to the task. But, viewing him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-douglass/viewing-the-man-from-the-genuine-abolitionist-ground-mr-lincoln/)

[Frederick Douglass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-douglass/)

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> [“For twenty-five years I've been speaking and writing in defense of your right to happiness in this world, condemning your inability to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilhelm-reich/for-twenty-five-years-i-ve-been-speaking-and-writing-in-defense-of/)

[Wilhelm Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilhelm-reich/)

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> [“In reference to the search for Lincoln's killers as it took to the Maryland swamps: "The method of searching the swamps is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-o-reilly/in-reference-to-the-search-for-lincoln-s-killers-as-it-took-to-the/)

[Bill O'Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-o-reilly/)

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> [If I became lost in the multiverse, exploring infinite parallel dimensions, my only criterion for settling down somewhere would be whether or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-pratt/if-i-became-lost-in-the-multiverse-exploring-infinite-parallel/)

[Tim Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-pratt/)

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> [“During the nineteenth century, corps commander was the highest level of command to still require skills of an operator for success. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scales/during-the-nineteenth-century-corps-commander-was-the-highest-level/)

[Robert Scales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scales/)

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> [“The absolute monarch was supposed to serve the interests of the nation as a whole, to be the visible exponent and proof…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-arendt/the-absolute-monarch-was-supposed-to-serve-the-interests-of-the/)

[Hannah Arendt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-arendt/)

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> [What it targets is not something that's really looked at a lot in terms of the war. This is stuff that's off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cole/what-it-targets-is-not-something-that-s-really-looked-at-a-lot-in/)

[Gary Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cole/)

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                        "text": "“For twenty-five years I've been speaking and writing in defense of your right to happiness in this world, condemning your inability to take what is your due, to secure what you won in bloody battles on the barricades of Paris and Vienna, in the American Civil War, in the Russian Revolution. Your Paris ended with Petain and Laval, your Vienna with Hitler, your Russia with Stalin, and your America may well end in the rule of the Ku Klux Klan! You've been more successful in winning your freedom than in securing it for yourself and others. This I knew long ago. What I did not understand was why time and again, after fighting your way out of a swamp, you sank into a worse one. Then groping and cautiously looking about me, I gradually found out what has enslaved you: YOUR SLAVE DRIVER IS YOU YOURSELF. No one is to blame for your slavery but you yourself. No one else, I say!”",
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                        "text": "“In reference to the search for Lincoln's killers as it took to the Maryland swamps: \"The method of searching the swamps is simple yet arduous. First, the troops assemble on the edge of bogs with names like Allen’s Creek, Scrub Swamp, and Atchall’s Swamp, standing at loose attention in the shade of a thick forest of beech, dogwood, and gum trees. Then they form two lines and march straight forward, from one side to the other. As absurd as it seems to the soldiers, marching headlong into cold mucky water, there is no other way of locating Booth and Herold. Incredibly, eighty-seven of these brave men will drown in their painstaking weeklong search for the killers.”",
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                        "text": "If I became lost in the multiverse, exploring infinite parallel dimensions, my only criterion for settling down somewhere would be whether or not I could find you: and once I did, I'd stay there even if it was a world ruled by giant spider-priests, or one where killer robots won the Civil War, or even a world where sandwiches were never invented, because you'd make it the best of all possible worlds anyway, and plus we could get rich off inventing sandwiches.",
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                        "text": "What it targets is not something that's really looked at a lot in terms of the war. This is stuff that's off the beaten path in terms of what we think of every time you start a Civil War history or a Civil War presentation. It's usually about the military and the soldiers and all that stuff. And this is not. It's the backdrop to a place and a time and circumstances that didn't have anything to do with that.",
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