I Was Too Weak To Defend, So

Life Insurance Trusts I Consider Sacred. To Hazard The Property Of The Dead & To Lose The Scanty Earnings Of Fathers & Husbands, Who Have Toiled & Saved That They May Leave Something To Their Families Deprived Of Their Care & The Support Of Their Labour, Is To My Mind The Worst Of Crimes.

Postal Officials Say That Before Christmas They Receive Tons Of Letters Written To Santa Claus, But After Christmas How Few Letters Of Thanks Are Sent To Him! From Childhood Onward, Human Beings Seem To Be Characterized By Thanklessness.

We Made A Great Mistake In The Beginning Of Our Struggle, And I Fear, In Spite Of All We Can Do, It Will Prove To Be A Fatal Mistake. We Appointed All Our Worst Generals To Command Our Armies, And All Our Best Generals To Edit The Newspapers

The Gentleman Does Not Needlessly And Unnecessarily Remind An Offender Of A Wrong He May Have Committed Against Him. He Cannot Only Forgive, He Can Forget; And He Strives For That Nobleness Of Self And Mildness Of Character Which Impart Sufficient Strength To Let The Past Be But The Past. A True Man Of Honor Feels Humbled Himself When He Cannot Help Humbling Others.

Lee Tells His Troops. After Four Years Of Arduous Service Marked By Unsurpassed Courage And Fortitude The Army Of Northern Virginia Has Been Compelled To Yield To Overwhelming Numbers And Resources.