There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending.

When I go hear a man speak, I like to hear him speak like he's fighting a swarm of bees.

There is no greater injustice than to wring your profits from the sweat of another man's brow.

Submitted to the Sec. of War. On principle I dislike an oath which requires a man to swear he has not done wrong. It rejects the Christian principle of forgiveness on terms of repentance. I think it is enough if the man does no wrong hereafter.

Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of courtesy has faded away.

This nation under God

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