There are big men, men of intellect, intellectual men, men of talent and men of action; but the great man is difficult to find, and it needs -apart from discernment -a certain greatness to find him.
It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and, but for the few cemeteries I have seen, I am inclined to think they never die.
From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.
