Causes Quote by James I. Robertson, Jr

Mr. Lincoln was generous by nature, and though his whole heart was in the war, he could not but respect the valor of those…

— Elizabeth Keckley

“The American Civil War lays out the stark contrast: the greatest generals in war are often abundant failures during peacetime, and vice versa. McClellan…

— Nassir Ghaemi

“As he reached the slight elevation he beheld the Confederate army sweeping down upon him. Their skirmish line fired at him, killing his orderly.…

— Warren Olney

Abraham Lincoln - the spirit incarnate of those who won victory in the Civil War - was the true representative of this people, not…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Viewed from the genuine abolition ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed tardy, cold, dull, and indifferent; but measuring him by the sentiment of his country, a…

— Frederick Douglass

“Quite often, people inaccurately comment about the villains of the South and the heroes of the North. Such statements cause bitter debates. Thus, it…

— Trevor P. Wardlaw

“All people—white and colored, slave and free, Union and Confederate—shared a common humanity belied by their outward differences. In a time of discord, in…

— Jennifer Chiaverini

Southerners have many fine qualities, charm and civility among them, and a sense of the tragic…

— Dean Koontz

“The Confederacy was on the wrong side of history and humanity. It sought to tear apart our nation and subjugate our fellow Americans to…

— Mitch Landrieu

“Criticism of Davis was neither new nor unusual, for his Confederacy was by no means a monolithic state. Secession had been imposed upon many…

— Burke Davis

“When a great genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."…

— Jonathan Swift

Abraham Lincoln was not all brooding and melancholy and patient understanding. There was a hard core in him, and plenty of toughness. He could…

— Bruce Catton