Quote by George W. Bush

“In a few minutes, Lee and Grant reached across to each other from their horses and shook hands. When they met again, Grant would…

— Charles Bracelen Flood

“I see dead Presidents. Lincoln, Jefferson, Franklin, and Washington.”

— Nicole Fende

When Lincoln ran into trouble during the Civil War, he got new generals. He brought in Grant. I hope that President Obama will bring…

— Marcy Kaptur

“Lincoln ... as a volunteer in an Indian war in which he never fired a shot. Yet he checked every major book on war…

— Newt Gingrich

Abraham Lincoln went through 12 generals before he got Ulysses S. Grant. He had never done a Civil War before.

— Marianne Williamson

“And Lincoln, as would be evidenced throughout his presidency, was a master of timing.”

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

“(Asked to explain the defeat, Adams put it succinctly: “In general, our Generals were out generalled.”) Washington”

— Joseph J. Ellis

“I was fascinated by all the great generals, from Alexander the Great to George Patton. I hated war, but I loved the warrior spirit.”

— Phil Knight

“When General George Patton tried to convince Eisenhower to make a push to conquer the city first, Eisenhower blithely asked, 'Well, who would want…

— Andrei Cherny

“Lincoln had a masterful grasp of great subjects. He was able to look at events from all sides, so as to appreciate how they…

— Henry Ketcham

“In general, our generals were out generalled.”

— John Adams

His [Gen. Douglas MacArthur's] own heroes were Lincoln and Washington, and in some ways he resembled them.

— William Manchester