"The histories which we have of the great tragedy give no idea of the general wretchedness, the squalid misery, which entered into every individual life in the region given up to the war. Where the armies camped the destruction was absolute."

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Source : Rebecca Harding Davis (1904). “Rebecca Harding Davis: Writing Cultural Autobiography”, p.76, Vanderbilt University Press

Rebecca Harding Davis

#War Quotes #Army Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“I'm a history buff, and right now we're sitting on one of the most dramatic historical shifts that this planet has ever seen and we have a front row seat for it.”
“The quality of the pass leads directly to the quality of the shot”
“I'm also a fan of ridiculously coloured and patterned socks.”
“Ladies and gentlemen, after what I've been through, I am happy just to be wearing clothes that open in the front.”
“Prayer and humility, along with a hatred for sin, produces a â€˜mind to work.â€™ â€˜So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to workâ€™ (Nehemiah 4:6). True revivals of holiness always produce workers. Books and seminars and lectures donâ€™tâ€”but revival does!”
“Slanderers do not hurt me because they do not hit me.”
“There's so many things that mattered so much in my 20s and 30s that don't matter now.”
“You gotta have fun. Even now we have fun onstage.”

Source : Source: www.washingtontimes.com

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