“If men were equal in America, all these former Poles and English and Czechs and blacks, then they were equal everywhere, and there was really no such thing as a foreigner; there were only free men and slaves. And so… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
If men were equal in America, all these Poles and English and Czechs and blacks, then they were equal everywhere, and there was really no such thing as foreigner; there were only free men and slaves. — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“The great white joker in the sky dooms us all to stupidity or poverty from birth. No two things on earth are equal or… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“I tell you, Colonel, we got to win this war. What will happen, do you think, if we lose? Do you think the country… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
Perhaps it was only that when you try to put it into words you cannot express it truly, it never sounds as you dream… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
Pickett excused himself, watchful of Longstreet. Pickett was always saying something to irritate somebody, and he rarely knew why, so his method was simply… — Michael Shaara 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 tell you… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“He bent down, scratched the black dirt into his fingers. He was beginning to warm to it; the words were beginning to flow. No… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“The true rain came in a monster wind, and the storm broke in blackness over the hills and the bloody valley; the sky opened… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“I'll wave no more flags for home. No tears for Mother. Nobody ever died for apple pie.” — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“To be a good soldier you must love the army. But to be a good officer you must be willing to order the death… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“I don't really understand it. Never have. The more I think on it the more it horrifies me. How can they look in the… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“He was one of those, like Stuart, who looked on war as God's greatest game.” — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“There is one thing you can do. You can resign now. You can refuse to lead it. But I cannot even do that. Cannot… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
