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John Buford

"I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command."

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"I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command."

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"It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one."

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"Satire lies about literary men while they live and eulogy lies about them when they die."

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"Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable."

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"All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God."

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"A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open."

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"Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom."

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"It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing."

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"Out of timber so crooked as that from which man is made nothing entirely straight can be carved."

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"A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint."

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"Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes."

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"During the whole campaign, from June 27 to July 31, there has been no shirking or hesitation, to tiring on the part of a single man so far as I have seen; the brigade commanders reported none."
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"We entered Gettysburg in the afternoon, just in time to meet the enemy entering the town, and in good season to drive him back before his getting a foothold."
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"If the regulars are to be put together, I believe they would prefer me to the other Cavalry Commanders."
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"General: I attempted to take Williamsport yesterday, but found too large a force of infantry and artillery. After a long fight, I withdrew to this place."
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"The zeal, bravery, and good behavior of the officers and men on the night of June 30, and during July 1, was commendable in the extreme."
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"Found everybody in a terrible state of excitement on account of the enemy's advance upon this place."
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"It is too late; now I wish I could live."
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"If I have any choice I would prefer Western Troops."
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"I have not been able to get any grain yet. It is all in the country, and the people talk instead of working."
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"There was splendid fighting on the part of the division on the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. There was no faltering or hesitation. Each man went to work determined to carry anything in reason."
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