War is the remedy our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.

William Tecumseh Sherman

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Topic

American Civil War

Author

William Tecumseh Sherman

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

Occupation

General Soldier

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sherman, William Tecumseh. Letter to James Guthrie. 14 Aug. 1864.

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No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else.

Charles Dickens

Our Mutual Friend

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Topic
Helping others
Speaker
The Secretary

Author

Charles Dickens
Source
Our Mutual Friend
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Dickens, Charles. "Our Mutual Friend." All the Year Round. London: Chapman and Hall, May 1865, pt. 13, bk. 3, ch. 9.

Current Citation

Dickens, Charles. Our Mutual Friend, edited by Adrian Poole. Penguin, 1998, bk. 3, ch. 9.

Another quote from 1864

If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.

Abraham Lincoln

Read the full text of this speech at umich.edu
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Topic
Slavery

Author

Abraham Lincoln
Source
Letters of Abraham Lincoln
Medium
Letter
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1864 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. Letter to Albert G. Hodges. 4 Apr. 1864.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "To Albert G. Hodges, April 4, 1864." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.