Civil War Hero

Famous quotes containing the words civil war, civil, war and/or hero:

    “I wish to see, in process of disappearing, that only thing which ever could bring this nation to civil war.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    “... though mathematics may teach a man how to build a bridge, it is what the Scotch Universities call the humanities, that teach him to be civil and sweet-tempered.”
    —Amelia E. Barr (1831–1919)

    “You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you: it is the good war that hallows any cause.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “Like to the tree of Tantalus she fled,
    And seeming lavish, sav’de her maydenhead.
    Ne’re king more sought to keepe his diademe;
    Than Hero this inestimable gemme.”
    —Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593)