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" 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... "
Love, Life & Work: Being a Book of Opinions, Reasonably Good-natvred ... - Page 54
by Elbert Hubbard - 1906 - 149 pages
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Early Speeches, Springfield Speech, Cooper Union Speech, Inaugural Addresses ...

Abraham Lincoln - 1899 - 196 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,...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...
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1861-1865. The civil war

James Schouler - 1899 - 686 pages
...that both the army and the government needed a dictator. He warned Hooker to beware of rashness. " What I now ask of you is military success, and I 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...
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Confederate Military History: A Library of Confederate States History, Volume 5

Clement Anselm Evans - 1899 - 464 pages
...spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain success can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success,...has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear the spirit you have aided to infuse into the army of criticising their commander and withholding confidence...
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History of the United States of America, Under the Constitution, Volume 6

James Schouler - 1899 - 870 pages
...that both the army and the government needed a dictator. He warned Hooker to beware of rashness. " What I now ask of you is military success, and I will...is neither more nor less than it has done and will dr for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of...
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Abraham Lincoln, the Man of the People

Norman Hapgood - 1899 - 478 pages
...given you the command. Only those generals who gain success can set themselves up as dictators. What I ask of you is military success, and I will risk the...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...
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Abraham Lincoln, the Man of the People

Norman Hapgood - 1899 - 478 pages
...given you the command. Only those generals who gain success can set themselves up as dictators. What I ask of you is military success, and I will risk the...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...
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McClure's Magazine, Volume 13

1899 - 848 pages
...who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will rink the dictatorship. The government will support you...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for ail commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...
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The Life of Abraham Lincoln: Drawn from Original Sources and ..., Volume 3

Ida Minerva Tarbell - 1900 - 278 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,...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...
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The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 3

Ida Minerva Tarbell - 1900 - 276 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,...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...
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Anecdotal Lincoln

Paul Selby - 1900 - 478 pages
...that I have given you a command. Only those generals who gain success can set up as dictators. What I ask of you is military success, and I will risk the...do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit that you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander, and withholding confidence...
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