“He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.”
― Circe
― Circe
“Is any thing worth it? This fearful sacrifice—this awful penalty we pay for war? —Mary Boykin Chesnut, journal, July 26, 1864”
― The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
― The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
“When men come under the influence of fanaticism, there is no telling where their impulses or passions may drive them.
[Alexander H. Stephens, Letter to Abraham Lincoln, December 30, 1860]”
― The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
[Alexander H. Stephens, Letter to Abraham Lincoln, December 30, 1860]”
― The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
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