Men See Things Late, And

Progress Is The Sum Of Small Victories Won By Individual Human Beings.

A Singular Fact About Modern War Is That It Takes Charge. Once Begun It Has To Be Carried To Its Conclusion, And Carrying It There Sets In Motion Events That May Be Beyond Men's Control. Doing What Has To Be Done To Win, Men Perform Acts That Alter The Very Soil In Which Society's Roots Are Nourished.

Here Was The Greatest And Most Moving Chapter In American History, A Blending Of Meanness And Greatness, An Ending And A Beginning. It Came Out Of What Men Were, But It Did Not Go As Men Had Planned.

The 1860 Election Became A Referendum On The Southern Way Of Life.

In This Respect Early Youth Is Exactly Like Old Age; It Is A Time Of Waiting For A Big Trip To An Unknown Destination. The Chief Difference Is That Youth Waits For The Morning Limited And Age Waits For The Night Train