 I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes...  Lincoln's Own Stories - Page 165edited by - 1912 - 223 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Clement Fletcher - Generals - 1891 - 538 pages
...that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship." General Lee was a typical American, and knew that the Southern States could only succeed in forming an independent... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 pages
...believe it, of your recently saying that the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you a command. Only those generals who gain success can set up as dictators. What I ask of you is military... | |
 | Charles E. Davis - United States - 1893 - 570 pages
...it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given...military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it... | |
 | James Henry Stine - United States - 1893 - 916 pages
...it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given...Only those generals who gain successes can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The Government... | |
 | John Torrey Morse - Presidents - 1893 - 396 pages
...of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator. Of course, it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given...Only those generals who gain successes can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government... | |
 | John Torrey Morse - 1893 - 396 pages
...spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, — which is neither more nor less than... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 608 pages
...believe it, of your recently saying that the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you a command. Only those generals who gain success can set up as dictators. What I ask of you is military... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 564 pages
...believe it, of your recently saying that the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you a command. Only those generals who gain success can set up as dictators. What I ask of you is military... | |
 | David Decamp Thompson - Presidents - 1894 - 250 pages
...of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course, it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given...military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The Government will support you to the utmost of its ability — which is neither more nor less than... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 854 pages
...it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given...military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it... | |
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