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475 Soldier Quotes

It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.

Any Chief Chief Executive Executive
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I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.

After Again Any Being
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There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

Could Drawing Found In My Opinion
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Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.

Altar Church Church And State Contributions
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I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.

Bad Effective Execution Know
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Let us have peace.

Let Us Peace Have Us
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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.

Been Errors Failures Intent
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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
Fight Line Out Propose
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If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.

Back Happens Him Me
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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.

Immediate Immediately Move Other
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I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.

Am Appreciate Country Fact
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Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.

Bible Book Civilization Fast
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I would suggest the taxation of all property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead and possibly, with proper restrictions, church edifices.

Church Corporation Dead Equally
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Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation.

Bear Church Church And State Declare
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I have nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors.

Armed Deal Nothing Only
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The education of a man is never completed until he dies.
Completed Dies Education He
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In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.

Bible Failed Give Give Me
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What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

Cruel Fill Hatred Hearts
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I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.

Confidence Country Expressed God
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We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.
Apparent Blessing Failed Failure
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It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.
Fond Grow Otherwise Should
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A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

Cannot Feels He Help
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I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.

Able Anything Army Been
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Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.
Friend Keep Make Never
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We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation.

Accept Been Christian Course
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I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
Always Did Drink Like
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The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

Affairs Avoided Been Both
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My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.

Chief Chief Concern Christian Concern
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It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.

Good Grow Horrible Like
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I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
Cannot Control Himself Man
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Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Authority Character Foundation Lawful
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I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity.

Better Doing Even I Think
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We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.

Call Defeats Disasters Energies
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Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.

Away Correct Enable Get
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The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

Best Conviction Criticism Honest
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You must study to be frank with the world: Frankness is the child of honesty and courage.

Child Courage Frank Frankness
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Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted you mean to do right.

Every Granted Just Mean
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If a friend asks a favor, you should grant it if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you cannot: You will wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind.

Any Ask Cannot Favor
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Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one; the man who requires you to do so is dearly purchased at a sacrifice.

Dearly Friend Keep Make
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If you have any fault to find with anyone, tell him, not others, of what you complain; there is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.

Another Any Anyone Back
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Do your duty in all things, like the old Puritan. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

All Things Cannot Duty Less
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In this enlightened age, there are few I believe, but what will acknowledge, that slavery as an institution is a moral & political evil in any country. It is useless to expatiate on its disadvantages.

Acknowledge Age Any Believe
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The doctrines & miracles of our Saviour have required nearly two thousand years to convert but a small part of the human race, & even among Christian nations, what gross errors still exist!

Among Christian Convert Doctrines
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You are remembered for the rules you break.

Break Remembered Rules You
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It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

Enter Win Fatal War
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The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

Scars Suffer Peace Prays
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Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.

Live Country Dream Long
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The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.

Voice Crowd Roar Brave
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Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

Ought Dictate Words Honor
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We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.

Direction Advancing Retreating Another
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