Quotes by Joshua Chamberlain

“This is the great reward of service, to live, far out and on, in the life of others; this is the mystery of Christ, - to give life's best for such high sake that it shall be found again unto life e...”

“The power of noble deeds is to be preserved and passed on to the future.”

“But the cause for which we fought was higher our thought wider... That thought was our power.”

“We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much.”

“But we can hold our spirits and our bodies so pure and high, we may cherish such thoughts and such ideals, and dream such dreams of lofty purpose, that we can determine and know what manner of men ...”

“We have to go in places no body would ever think of going into were it not for the necessities of war.”

“My darling wife I am lying mortally wounded the doctors think, but my mind & heart are at peace Christ is my all-sufficient savior. I go to him. God bless & keep & comfort you, precious one. You ha...”

“You in my soul I see, faithful watcher by my cot-side long days and nights together through the delirium of mortal anguish, steadfast, calm, and sweet as eternal love. We pass now quickly from each...”

“In the summer of 1994, when I was the deputy commanding general of Second Army at Fort Gillem in Atlanta, Georgia, I had the opportunity to visit training conducted by units of the Mississippi Army...”

“This is a different kind of army. If you look at history you'll see men fight for pay, or women, or some other kind of loot. They fight for land, or because a king makes them, or just because they ...”

“I haven't known that many freedmen. But those I knew in Bangor, Portland, — you look in the eye — there was a man. There was a divine spark, as my mother used to call it. That is all there is to it...”