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" I never could be a partisan leader - a man of one idea. "
Joshua Chamberlain
Never
Partisan
Man
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" My officers and men understood wishes so well that this movement was executed under fire, the right wing keeping up fire, without giving the enemy any occasion to seize or even to suspect their advantage. "
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" The power of noble deeds is to be preserved and passed on to the future. "
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Noble Deeds
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" Mounting a large rock, I was able to see a considerable body of the enemy moving by the flank in rear of their line engaged, and passing from the direction of the foot of Great Round Top through the valley toward the front of my left. "
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" Let me say no danger and no hardship ever makes me wish to get back to that college life again. "
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Me
Life
" The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line, from man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward upon the enemy, now not 30 yards away. "
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Forward
Fire
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" We pass now quickly from each other's sight; but I know full well that where beyond these passing scenes you shall be, there will be Heaven. "
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You
Sight
Now
" I long to be in the Field again, doing my part to keep the old flag up, with all its stars. "
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Long
Flag
" But the cause for which we fought was higher; our thought wider... That thought was our power. "
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Thought
Cause
Our
" 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 will be, whenever and wherever the hour strikes and calls to noble action. "
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Thoughts
Action
Dreams
" Every pioneer and musician who could carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and foot-sore, who could not keep up in the march, came up as soon as they could find their regiments, and took their places in line of battle, while it was battle, indeed. "
Joshua Chamberlain
Places
Line
Find
" I do not pretend to write much of a letter. You know under what circumstances I am writing. "
Joshua Chamberlain
Know
I Am
Circumstances
" We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much. "
Joshua Chamberlain
Plan
Much
Know
" 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 eternal. "
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Reward
Service
Great
" Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg absorbed every other interest, and very soon orders came to march forthwith to Gettysburg. "
Joshua Chamberlain
Been
Enemy
Day
" We fought no better, perhaps, than they. We exhibited, perhaps, no higher individual qualities. "
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Individual
Better
Qualities
" We have to go in places no body would ever think of going into were it not for the necessities of war. "
Joshua Chamberlain
Think
War
Go