gentleman

whisky

nationality

American

occupation / innovator as

military officer

religion

Episcopal Church

American Civil War

Mexican–American War

cause of death

natural causes

Superintendent of the United States Military Academy

General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States

is one who can not only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character which impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past.

The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He can not only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character which impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past. A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

is terrible, and rightly so, or we should grow too fond of it.

It ts well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.

is a likable thing, which is why you should never drink it.

I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.

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