Famous Quotes | Suppose you go to war, you...

Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions, as to terms of intercourse, are again upon you. - Abraham Lincoln
Attribution: Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), U.S. president. first inaugural address, Mar. 4, 1861. Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, vol. 4, p. 259, Rutgers University Press (1953, 1990).

Categories: Civil War, American, President, War

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