 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 554 pages
...commanders. I much fear that the spirit, which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticizing their commander and withholding confidence from him,...it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive Lincoln to again, could get any good out of an army while ?a°n.k26; such a spirit prevails in it.... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 548 pages
...commanders. I much fear that the spirit, which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticizing their commander and withholding confidence from him,...it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive Lincoln to again? could get any good out of an army while ?an.k!w; such a spirit prevails in it. And... | |
 | Charles E. Davis - 1894 - 564 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if lie were alive again, could get any good out of an army while such a spirit prevails in it. And now... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 394 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence in him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you, so far as I can, to put it down. Neither you, nor... | |
 | Robert Green Ingersoll - 1894 - 346 pages
...neither more nor less thon it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence in him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you, as far as I can, to put it down. Neither you, nor... | |
 | Ward Hill Lamon - 1895 - 348 pages
...more nor less than it has done and will do for all its commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you ; and I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive... | |
 | Robert Green Ingersoll - 1895 - 78 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence in him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you, so far as I can, to put it down. Neither you, nor... | |
 | Daniel George Macnamara - 1899 - 568 pages
...spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success,...and withholding confidence from him, will now turn npon you. I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive... | |
 | James Ford Rhodes - 1899 - 594 pages
...of you is military success and I will risk the dictatorship. ... I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army of criticising...I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. . . . Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories."... | |
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What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit... 
