War is the remedy our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.

William Tecumseh Sherman

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Topic

American Civil War

Author

William Tecumseh Sherman

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

Occupation

General Soldier

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Sherman, William Tecumseh. Letter to James Guthrie. 14 Aug. 1864.

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Politics is the art of the possible.

Otto von Bismarck

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Topic
Political compromise Political theory Politics
Speaker
Otto von Bismarck
Source
Die Gartenlaube
Medium
Newspaper
Language
German
Time
1867 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Von Bismark, Otto. Quoted in "Aus den Erinnerungen eines russischen Publicisten. 2. Ein Stündchen beim Kanzler des norddeutschen Bundes. In: Die Gartenlaube" ["From the memories of a Russian publicist. 2. An hour with the Chancellor of the North German Confederation. In: The Gazebo.] St. Petersburgische Zeitung, 11 Aug. 1867.

Another quote from 1864

Man is everywhere a disturbing agent. Wherever he plants his foot, the harmonies of nature are turned to discords.

George Perkins Marsh

Man and Nature

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Topic
Man and nature Environmental destruction

Author

George Perkins Marsh
Source
Man and Nature
Language
English
Time
1864 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Marsh, George Perkins. Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action. New York: Charles Scribner, 1864, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Marsh, George Perkins. Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action. Dover Publications, 2021, ch. 1.