Arthur Fremantle quotes
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“At the outbreak of the war it was found very difficult to raise infantry in Texas, as no Texan walks a yard if he can help it. Many mounted regiments were therefore organized, and afterwards dismounted.”
-- Arthur FremantleSource : Arthur Fremantle (2008). “Three Months in the Southern States”, p.75, Applewood Books
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“The more I think of all that I have seen in the Confederate States, the more I feel inclined to say...'How can you subdue such a nation as this!'”
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“For this war is essentially a war of conquest. If ever a nation did wage such a war, the North is now engaged, with a determination worthy of a more hopeful cause, in endeavoring to conquer the South...”
-- Arthur Fremantle
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Source : A. J. Muste's statement of 1941, as quoted in Howard Zinn "A People's History" (p. 416), 1980, and later quoted in Howard Zinn "The Twentieth Century: A People's History" (p. 159), May 9, 1984.
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Source : A J P Taylor (1974). “The First World War: An Illustrated History”, p.15, Penguin UK
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“Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.”
Source : Adam Grant (2013). “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”, p.20, Penguin
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