We are not only fighting hostile armies, but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.

William Tecumseh Sherman

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American Civil War Military strategy

Author

William Tecumseh Sherman

Source

Letter to Henry W. Halleck

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

Occupation

General Soldier

From

United States

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Original Citation

Sherman, William Tecumsch. Letter to Henry W. Halleck. 24 Dec. 1864.

Current Citation

Sherman, William Tecumsch. Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Vol. 2, Penguin Classics, 2000, ch. 21.

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Abraham Lincoln

Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln
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Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln Presidential inaugural address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1865, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Inaugral Address, March 4, 1865." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 2018.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.

Victor Hugo

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Limits of language

Author

Victor Hugo
Source
William Shakespeare
Language
French
Time
1864 1860s 19th century
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Citation

Hugo, Victor. William Shakespeare. Paris: Lacroix & Verboeckhoven & Cie, 1864, pt. 1, bk. 2, ch. 4.