I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight!

I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight!

It Is True That I Must Run A Great Risk; No Gallant Action Was Ever Accomplished Without Danger.

He Who Will Not Risk Cannot Win.

I Would Lay Down My Life For America But I Cannot Trifle With My Honor.

It Is By No Means Enough That An Officer Should Be Capable. . . . He Should Be As Well A Gentleman Of Liberal Education, Refined Manners, Punctilious Courtesy, And The Nicest Sense Of Personal Honor. . . . No Meritorious Act Of A Subordinate Should Escape His Attention, Even If The Reward Be Only One Word Of Approval. Conversely, He Should Not Be Blind To A Single Fault In Any Subordinate.