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With All My Devotion To The Union, And The Feeling Of Loyalty And Duty Of An American Citizen, I Have Not Been Able To Make Up My Mind To Raise My Hand Against My Relative, My Children, My Home. I Have, Therefore, Resigned My Commission In The Army.

Any Victory Would Be Dear At Such A Price.

Obedience To Lawful Authority Is The Foundation Of Manly Character.

There Are Few, I Believe, In This Enlightened Age, Who Will Not Acknowledge That Slavery As An Institution Is A Moral And Political Evil.

To Be A Good Soldier, You Must Love The Army. To Be A Good Commander, You Must Be Willing To Order The Death Of The Thing You Love.