Does the propriety of discussing the causes of the War Between the States belong exclusively to Northern writers and speakers? Did the South, when she laid down her arms, surrender the right to state in self-justification her reasons for taking them up? If not, I fail to see how it can be improper, when perpetuating the memory of the Confederate dead, at least to attempt to correct false and injurious representations of their aims and deeds and to hand down their achievements to posterity as worthy of honorable remembrance.
Robert Catlett Cave ,1911
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Ancestors in US Army: 13th TN Cav; 10th TN Cav; 3rd NC Inf
Ancestors in CSA Army: 48th VA; 63rd VA, 5th NC Cav; 37th NC
Wife and Grandson's CSA: 15th AL, 51st GA, 41st TN; 36th TN; GA Mil 1197 Dist
Two excellent quotes, Larry. Prophetic, arent they? Thats what I love about this site! Where else could I find this! Thank you. Just about the time I get my fill of someone calling Gen. Lee the "marble man", I get another reason to believe he definitly ranks up there with the greatest of all Americans.
I once read,please forgive me I can't remember who said it.
" I believe that God will hold this nation as a whole, Responsible for the sin of slavery".
Just found this one today on a brand new post.. had to get a laugh out of it and post it here.
Quote:
Originally Posted by larry_cockerham
I reject and deplore your inference here that a pig ain't pretty. If you've never seen a pretty pig, you simply haven't seen them all.
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"In mortal combat, a man may and will become so infuriated by the din and dangers of a bloody fight that his heart will turn to stone and his every de sire [be] for blood."
John Hadley, 7th Indiana after the battle at Port Republic
There seems to be some confusion over this thread and its stated purpose.
This thread was to be dedicated to the quotes of CURRENT or past boardmembers and some of the more memorable quotes THEY had made in our numerous threads.
This was not intended for quotes by famous figures or historical ones, as other threads in this section of the forum are set up for that.
This thread is for us, the current and new members of the board and what YOUR memorable quotes were or what struck you as a good quote by one of your fellow board members.
Get it?
Sincerely,
Unionblue
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
Posted by samgrant, on the View Single Post thread.
Quote:
"Dickens was not an economist, he was a teller of tales."
Profound & accurate.
Posted 07-11-07, 09:29 PM.
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
Last edited by unionblue : 10-25-2007 at 02:20 AM.
Posted by ole on the Fort Sumter thread, Post #10, on 11-02-2006, 02:43PM (In reply to the quote shown here).
Quote:
"Number of Federal soldiers and employees killed or injured from the time of the Secession of South Carolina (20 Dec 1860) thru the bombardment of Fort Sumter (12 April 1861) - 0."
Nobody got killed or injured when I robbed the banks, so I should get a pass. Apples and dill pickles.
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
Last edited by unionblue : 10-25-2007 at 02:22 AM.
Saw this one on another forum and thought it should go here.
Quote:
Certainty is not proof.
Insistence is not fact.
Opinion is not evidence.
Unionblue
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
A set of phrases I found in a book by author Harry Turtledove and have used here once or twice on this board.
Quote:
Belief does not make truth.
Evidence makes truth.
And belief does not make evidence.
Unionblue
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
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