Shoot the brave officers, and the cowards will run away and take the men with them.

What is life without honor? Degradation is worse than death.

Shoot the brave officers, and the cowards will run away and take the men with them.

You may be whatever you resolve to be.

He is cautious. He ought to be. But he is NOT slow. Lee is a phenomenon. He is the only man whom I would follow blindfolded.

Never take counsel of your fears.

Our movement was a great success; I think the most successful military movement of my life. But I expect to receive more credit for it than I deserve. Most men will think I planned it all from the first; but it was not so. I simply took advantage of circumstances as they were presented to me in the providence of God. I feel that His hand led me - let us give Him the glory.