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Sam Motes
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I called the side wearing the dark blue, almost blue-black, uniform, the Union army. I refuse to use that terminology any longer. Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, and more than two million soldiers didn’t fight in the Union army as
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Words certainly matter....U.S. Army for the United States vs the Confederacy certainly puts it into proper perspective more than the Union vs Confederacy.
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
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“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
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“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
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