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“I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.”

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“The much talked of surrendering of Lee’s sword and my handing it back, this and much more that has been said about it is…

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“General Lee was dressed in a full uniform which was entirely new, and was wearing a sword of considerable value, very likely the sword…

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“The great bulk of the legal voters of the South were men who owned no slaves; their homes were generally in the hills and…

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If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be…

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...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy…

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“I was afraid, every morning, that I would awake from my sleep to hear that Lee had gone, and that nothing was left but…

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“The efforts to kill off politically the two successful generals, made them both candidates for the Presidency. General Taylor was nominated in 1848, and…

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Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to…

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“The fact is the constitution did not apply to any such contingency as the one existing from 1861 to 1865. Its framers never dreamed…

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It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.

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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.

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The purpose of this book is to supply, in the form suitable for laymen, guidance in the adoption and execution of an investment policy.

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For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.

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Cooking brings me so much joy. I love everything, down to the execution of the plate to picking out fresh ingredients at the market.…

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When you shoot someone who is fleeing, it's not self-defense. It's an execution.

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Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.

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The pursuit of peace resembles the building of a great cathedral. It is the work of a generation. In concept it requires a mater-architect;…

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If there were no executioners, there would be no executions.

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