 I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes...  LINDSAY TODD DAMON, A. B. - Page 131by The Lake English Classics WASHINGTON WEBSTER AND LINCOLN - 1910Full view - About this book
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...honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the Army and the Government needed a dictator. Of...it, that I have given you the command. Only those who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is success, and I will risk the dictatorship.... | |
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...honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of...given you the command. Only those generals who gain success can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.... | |
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