Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“No matter what side you were on, if you had survived Gettysburg you were to be congratulated.” — Paulette Jiles Copy Share Image
To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
It wasn't by accident that the Gettysburg address was so short. The laws of prose writing are as immutable as those of… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
The sinister nature of the American soil is apparent in places like Gettysburg. Fertilize it with the blood of heros, and it… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
One unexpectedly striking moment, when Tom Amandes as Lincoln, recites the Gettysburg Address, not in booming, this-is-a-great-speech style, but casually, as if… — Neil Genzlinger Copy Share Image
“Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was 272 words and he delivered it under three minutes. He labored on it for days. The "featured speaker,"… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
“Gettysburg was the last time Lee’s army would have the chance to be on the offensive during a campaign, as Grant’s Overland… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
May we all, as a nation of believers, fight for the achievement of America; may we make sacrifices worthy of those proud… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
I went to Gettysburg College, where the famous Civil War battle was fought. I majored in English. I would've liked to major… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
The Lord's Prayer is 66 words, the Gettysburg Address is 286 words, there are 1.322 words in the Declaration of Independence, but… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead,… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
As the chief speaker at the dedication of the national cemetery at the Gettysburg Battlefield, statesman Edward Everett wrote to Lincoln: I… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“Gettysburg is still considered the most famous battle of the war. Why? At Gettysburg, the tide turned. Up until then, the South… — Jim O'Connor Copy Share Image
“From almost the moment the Civil War ended, Gettysburg has been widely viewed as one of the decisive turning points of the… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Not far away lay the big cannons that had held Ulysses Grant at bay for fifty siege days while the citizens of… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
At least George W. Bush feels like - and I've heard him say it - "You can't judge me now, because look… — Josh Brolin Copy Share Image
“The historical periods I like to learn about aren’t so much costume dramas as slasher flicks. The French Revolution is a favorite… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
I've been a soldier all my life. I've fought from the ranks on up, you know my service. But sir, I must… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“raiders, the United States wanted Great Britain to foot the bill for the entire war cost after Gettysburg, some $2 billion, the… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“THE SHARPSHOOTER AT GETTYSBURG As he grew more and more parched, waiting near the Emmitsburg Road that reached up to Gettysburg, Jake… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It wasn't by accident that the Gettysburg adress was so short. The laws of prose writing are immutable as those of flight,… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
Few generals were as brilliant as Robert E. Lee and few battles as titanic -- and puzzling -- as Gettysburg. Why did… — Jay Winik Copy Share Image
Until Gettysburg," she continued, "I was working for the wrong reasons. At first it was to prove myself worthy in someone's eyes.… — Lynn Austin Copy Share Image
What began as a bitter dispute over Union and States' Rights, ended as a struggle over the meaning of freedom in America.… — Bruce Catton Copy Share Image
“After my first coaching experience, the field looked more like Gettysburg than a normal defeat. But it wasn’t that bad, as only… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I think if you'd had television cameras at Gettysburg, this would be two nations today. People would not have put up with… — George Will Copy Share Image
“Admiral Dahlgren’s twenty-one-year-old son, Ulric, had lost a leg at Gettysburg. When he appeared at a Washington party, he was surrounded by… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
“THE FIGHTING IN THE PEACH ORCHARD AT GETTYSBURG PROLOGUE "The same young men who crowded each other as they faced the recruiters'… — Charles Phillips Copy Share Image
Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The crisis of our diminishing water resources is just as severe (if less obviously immediate) as any wartime crisis we have ever… — Jim Wright Copy Share Image
The nation was founded and "dedicated," to use Lincoln's language in the "Gettysburg Address," to equality as a "self-evident truth." But this… — Ronald Takaki Copy Share Image
The Gettysburg Adress has been included, of late, in several anthologies of poetry. It actually meets the major requirement of all poetry:… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Today is the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. President Lincoln wrote it on his way to the site of the speech on… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
After this urgent protest against entering into battle at Gettysburg according to instructions - which protest is the first and only one… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People of a television culture need “plain language” both aurally and visually, and will even go so far as to require it… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
Well, it is all over now. The battle is lost, and many of us are prisoners, many are dead, many wounded, bleeding… — George Pickett Copy Share Image
Lincoln's address at Gettysburg - 272 words dedicating a cemetery at the site of one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles -… — Mike Quigley Copy Share Image
In a thousand words I can have the Lord's Prayer, the 23rd Psalm, the Hippocratic Oath, a sonnet by Shakespeare, the Preamble… — Roy H. Williams Copy Share Image
“Abraham Lincoln did not go to Gettysburg having commissioned a poll to find out what would sell in Gettysburg. There were no… — Robert Coles Copy Share Image
