| George Clifford Thomas - 1907 - 100 pages
...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,...does good rather than harm. But I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the Army, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much... | |
| Charles Richardson - 1907 - 146 pages
...soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your pro56 fession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm;... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1908 - 214 pages
...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,...rather than harm; but I think that during General Bumside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition and thwarted him as much as you... | |
| Joseph Gould - 1908 - 496 pages
...skillful 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,...does good rather than harm. But I think that during Gen. Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel of your ambition and thwarted him as much... | |
| George Haven Putnam - 1909 - 330 pages
...President's width of view and of his method of coming into the right relation with men. He writes: "You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not an indispensable quality. . . . I think, however, that during General Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel... | |
| Joseph Villiers Denney - 1910 - 348 pages
...soldier, 25 wh'ch, 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,...rather than harm; but I think that, during General 80 Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much... | |
| George Washington - 1910 - 156 pages
...soldier, 25 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,...rather than harm; but I think that, during General 30 Rurnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him as much... | |
| The Lake English Classics WASHINGTON WEBSTER AND LINCOLN - 1910 - 158 pages
...soldier, 25 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,...does good rather than harm; but I think that, during Genera] 30 Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your ambition, and thwarted him... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1911 - 170 pages
...skillful 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,...You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, 10 does good rather than harm ; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you... | |
| United States. War Department - 1912 - 540 pages
...skillful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you to not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself,...but I think that during General Burnside's command or the army you have taken counsel of your ambition and thwarted him us much us you could, in which... | |
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