 | Ward Hill Lamon - 1895 - 348 pages
...the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all its commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you...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
...letter has, in my judgment, no parallel. The mistaken magnanimity is almost equal to the prophecy : " I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their command and withholding confidence in him, will now turn upon you." Chancellorsville was the fulfillment.... | |
 | Robert Herrick, Lindsay Todd Damon - 1899 - 550 pages
...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 can...withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. 1 shall assist you so far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive again,... | |
 | Norman Hapgood - 1899 - 478 pages
...the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all its commanders. " I much fear that the spirit which you...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... | |
 | Norman Hapgood - 1899 - 478 pages
...the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all its commanders. "I much fear that the spirit which you...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... | |
 | Daniel George Macnamara - 1899 - 568 pages
...neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising...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... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1901 - 262 pages
...you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the 173 utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less...spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticizing their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist... | |
 | Herman Haupt - 1901 - 346 pages
...support you to the extent of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do to all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which...aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commanders and withholding confidence from them, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you, as far... | |
 | John George Nicolay - 1902 - 606 pages
...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 can...spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticizing their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist... | |
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Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. 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... 
