Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement.

The enemy say that Americans are good at a long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron. I call upon you instantly to give a lie to this slander. Charge!

My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.

I placed the Marines where the hardest work was to be accomplished, and I never once found my confidence in them misplaced.

Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement.

Say to the seceded States, "Wayward sisters, depart in peace."

Brave rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel!