 | Robert Green Ingersoll - 1895 - 78 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition to thwart him as much as you could — in which you did a great wrong to the country and to a most... | |
 | Noah Brooks - Washington (D.C.) - 1895 - 372 pages
...reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think during Burnside's command of the army you took counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much as you could, iu which you did a great wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer.... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1896 - 502 pages
...ambitious—which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel...the country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brotherofficer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the... | |
 | Daniel George Macnamara - Massachusetts - 1899 - 568 pages
...which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but 1 think that during General Burnslde's command of the army you have taken counsel of your...country, and to a most meritorious and honorable brother olllcer. I have heard in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and... | |
 | Clement Anselm Evans - Confederate States of America - 1899 - 464 pages
...ambitious, which within reasonable bounds does good rather than harm. But I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...much as you could, in which you did a great wrong both to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard in such way... | |
 | James Ford Rhodes - United States - 1899 - 624 pages
...in regard to which," he said, " I am not quite satisfied with you. ... I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a 1 OR, vol. xxi. p. 1009. * CW, 1865, vol. ip 175. » Warden, Life of Chase, p. 488. CH. XX.] HOOKER... | |
 | Norman Hapgood - Presidents - 1899 - 478 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm. But I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition solely, and thwarted him as much as you could; in which you did a great wrong to the country and to... | |
 | Norman Hapgood - Presidents - 1899 - 478 pages
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm. But I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition solely, and thwarted him as much as you could ; in which you did a great wrong to the country and to... | |
 | Paul Selby - 1900 - 478 pages
...think that, during General Burnside's command of the Army, you have taken counsel of your ambitions, and thwarted him as much as you could, in which you did a great wrong, both to the country, and a most meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a... | |
 | Herman Haupt - Generals - 1901 - 354 pages
...ambitious, which, with reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...honorable brother officer. I have heard in such a way as I believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course,... | |
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I believe you to be a brave and a skilful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not an indispensable quality. You... 
