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"We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters."

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"My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian."

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"It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it."

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"The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides."

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"Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret."

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"We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation."

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"Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less."

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"A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others."

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