It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether read more

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by ;degrees, the consequences will be the same.

If you want to be an orator, first get your great cause.

If you want to be an orator, first get your great cause.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause read more

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one read more

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.

Ask you what provocation I have had?
The strong antipathy of good to bad.

Ask you what provocation I have had?
The strong antipathy of good to bad.

A bad cause will never be supported by bad means and bad men.

A bad cause will never be supported by bad means and bad men.

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

To all facts there are laws,
The effect has its cause, and I mount to the cause.

To all facts there are laws,
The effect has its cause, and I mount to the cause.

Respectable men and women content with good and easy living are missing someof the most important things in life. Unless read more

Respectable men and women content with good and easy living are missing someof the most important things in life. Unless you give ;yourself to some great cause you haven't even begun to live.