"There are men, in all ages, who mean to exercise power usefully; but who mean to exercise it. They mean to govern well; but they mean to govern. They promise to be kind masters; but they mean to be masters."
Daniel Webster
Cleburne did have the support of several fellow officers early on but their enthusiasm for the idea melted in the face of the brutal criticism offered by assholes like W.H.T. Walker.
Cleburne did have the support of several fellow officers early on but their enthusiasm for the idea melted in the face of the brutal criticism offered by assholes like W.H.T. Walker.
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