The only winner today is big business.

People who are anxious to bring on war don't know what they are bargaining for; they don't see all the horrors that must accompany such an event.

Arms is a profession that, if its principles are adhered to for success, requires an officer do what he fears may be wrong, and yet, according to military experience, must be done, if success is to be attained.

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.

I yield to no man in sympathy for the gallant men under my command; but I am obliged to sweat them tonight, so that I may save their blood tomorrow.

Duty is ours; the consequences are the Lord God's

I like liquor - its taste and its effects - and that is just the reason why I never drink it.