Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost.
“We who have been born and nurtured on this soil, we, whose habits, manners, and customs are the same in common with other Americans, can never consent to - be the bearers of the redress offered by that Society to that much afflicted.”
“The test is can you do something, rather than have a theoretical argument - can you make a difference?”