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We are all but instruments of God.

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Stonewall Jackson
Age: 39 †
Born: 1824
Born: January 21
Died: 1863
Died: May 10
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Military Leader
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Teacher
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
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I like liquor - its taste and its effects - and that is just the reason why I never drink it.
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You may be whatever you resolve to be.
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The hardships of forced marches are often more painful than the dangers of battle
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War means fighting. The business of the soldier is to fight. ... To move swiftly, strike vigorously, and secure all the fruits of victory is the secret of successful war.
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The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.
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Arms is a profession that, if its principles are adhered to for success, requires an officer do what he fears may be wrong, and yet, according to military experience, must be done, if success is to be attained.
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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible and when you strike and overcome him, never let up in the pursuit...
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We must make this campaign an exceedingly active one. Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength.
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He is cautious. He ought to be. But he is NOT slow. Lee is a phenomenon. He is the only man whom I would follow blindfolded.
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The only winner today is big business.
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Sir! Men who desert their comrades in war deserve to be shot! And Officers who intrude for them deserve to be hung!
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I am more afraid of King Alcohol than of all the bullets of the enemy.
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Through life let your principal object be the discharge of duty.
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I am more anxious than I can express that my men should be not only good soldiers of their country, but also good soldiers of the cross.
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It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten it. They do not know its horrors. I have seen enough of it to make me look upon it as the sum of all evils.
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Under divine blessing, we must rely on the bayonet when firearms cannot be furnished
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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible.
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My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed.
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Duty is ours consequences are God's.
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There are but few commanders who properly appreciate the value of celerity.
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