But the cause for which we fought was higher; our thought wider. . . That thought was our … - Joshua Chamberlain

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Smoke. . makes a kitchen also oftentimes in the inward parts of men, soiling and infecting them, with an unctuous and oily kinde of Soote as hath been found in some great Tobacco takers, that after their death were opened.

Joshua Chamberlain

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

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

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In great deeds, something abides. On great fields, something stays. Forms change and pass; bodies disappear; but spirits linger, to consecrate ground for the vision-place of souls… generations that know us not and that we know not of, heart-drawn to see where and by whom great things were suffered and done for them, shall come to this deathless field, to ponder and dream; and lo! the shadow of a mighty presence shall wrap them in its bosom, and the power of the vision pass into their souls.

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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 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 stricks that calls to noble action. . . , No man becomes suddenly different from his habit and cherished thought.

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The inspiration of a noble cause enables men to do things they did not dream themselves capable of before

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I never could be a partisan leader - a man of one idea.

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