The 1860 Election Became A Referendum On

I Think I Was Always Subconsciously Driven By An Attempt To Restate That Faith And To Show Where It Was Properly Grounded, How It Grew Out Of What A Great Many Young Men On Both Sides Felt And Believed And Were Brave Enough To Do

Sooner Or Later You Must Move Down An Unknown Road That Leads Beyond The Range Of The Imagination, And The Only Certainty Is That The Trip Has To Be Made

In This Respect Early Youth Is Exactly Like Old Age; It Is A Time Of Waiting For A Big Trip To An Unknown Destination. The Chief Difference Is That Youth Waits For The Morning Limited And Age Waits For The Night Train

Soldiers Who Had Been In The Army Long Enough To Know What A Bloody Swindle War Really Is Would Begin To Feel That Army Life Was Really Kind Of Fun, As Long As [general Philip] Sheridan Was Up Front.

A Certain Combination Of Incompetence And Indifference Can Cause Almost As Much Suffering As The Most Acute Malevolence.