 | Joseph Villiers Denney - 1910 - 348 Seiten
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that, during General 80 Burnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel...the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both 85... | |
 | George Washington - 1910 - 156 Seiten
...within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that, during General 30 Rurnside's command of the army, you have taken counsel of your...the country and to a most meritorious and honorable brother-officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both 35... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1911 - 170 Seiten
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, 10 does good rather than harm ; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as 15 to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator.... | |
 | Oscar Browning - 1912 - 564 Seiten
...ambitious, which within reasonable bounds does rather good than harm ; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honourable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1912 - 540 Seiten
...reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during General Burnside's command or the army you have taken counsel of your ambition and thwarted him us much us you could, in which you did a great wrong to the country and to a most meritorious and honorable... | |
 | Thomas Dixon - 1913 - 620 Seiten
...ambitious — which within reasonable bounds does good rather than harm; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...officer. "I have heard in such a way as to believe of you recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it was not... | |
 | John Joseph Bowen - 1914 - 310 Seiten
...are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. ... I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...which you did a great wrong to the country and to a meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently... | |
 | John Joseph Bowen - 1914 - 352 Seiten
...are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you. ... I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...which you did a great wrong to the country and to a meritorious and honorable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently... | |
 | Clark Prescott Bissett - 1916 - 74 Seiten
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...officer. "I have heard in such a way as to believe it, of you recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator. Of course, it was not... | |
 | Godfrey Rathbone Benson Baron Charnwood - 1916 - 532 Seiten
...ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm; but I think that during General Burnside's command of the army you have taken counsel...wrong to the country, and to a most meritorious and honourable brother officer. I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that... | |
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I believe you to be a brave and a skilful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable, if not an indispensable quality. You... 
