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H.W. Brands quotes: Gold, or at least the prospect of it, saved him, then killed him.

Gold, or at least the prospect of it, saved him, then killed him.

H.W. Brands quotes: Shiloh showed him what he could ask of his men, and indeed what he MUST ask of them.

Shiloh showed him what he could ask of his men, and indeed what he MUST ask of them.

H.W. Brands quotes: He lived in terror of, well, becoming ordinary.

He lived in terror of, well, becoming ordinary.

H.W. Brands quotes: He was a generous but subtly demanding boss.

He was a generous but subtly demanding boss.

H.W. Brands quotes: The horizons of man are incomparably narrower than that of the land on which he toils. Editor of the Nebraska journal

The horizons of man are incomparably narrower than that of the land on which he toils. Editor of the Nebraska journal

H.W. Brands quotes: (Ben) Franklin was never content to let opportunity find him.

(Ben) Franklin was never content to let opportunity find him.

H.W. Brands quotes: coltish-looking,

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H.W. Brands quotes: Proving himself to himself was no small matter.

Proving himself to himself was no small matter.

H.W. Brands quotes: One with God is always a majority. But many have been burned at the stake while the boats were being counted. Thomas Reed

One with God is always a majority. But many have been burned at the stake while the boats were being counted. Thomas Reed

H.W. Brands quotes: Even when he played, he made a business of it.

Even when he played, he made a business of it.

H.W. Brands quotes: Time after time during the next six months, he would put me together again.

Time after time during the next six months, he would put me together again.

H.W. Brands quotes: He forced himself into good spirits.

He forced himself into good spirits.

H.W. Brands quotes: He did something he rarely did. He decided not to see things from the other guy's point of view.

He did something he rarely did. He decided not to see things from the other guy's point of view.

H.W. Brands quotes: It was a typical point, made in typical style, mixing pride and humility.

It was a typical point, made in typical style, mixing pride and humility.

H.W. Brands quotes: America's mission is to join the most ancient civilizations with the most modern. John Augustus Roeblin

America's mission is to join the most ancient civilizations with the most modern. John Augustus Roeblin

H.W. Brands quotes: Both sides had more confidence in their opponents' weaknesses than their own strength.

Both sides had more confidence in their opponents' weaknesses than their own strength.

H.W. Brands quotes: Amid the war the capitalists were asserting national necessity.

Amid the war the capitalists were asserting national necessity.

H.W. Brands quotes: Once information slipped the bonds of gravity and friction, it tended to gather where it was most valuable.

Once information slipped the bonds of gravity and friction, it tended to gather where it was most valuable.

H.W. Brands quotes: Grant made the perfect candidate, a war hero with indistinct views on most political issues.

Grant made the perfect candidate, a war hero with indistinct views on most political issues.

H.W. Brands quotes: Fatigue could be the dealmaker's friend.

Fatigue could be the dealmaker's friend.

H.W. Brands quotes: William "Boss" Tweed was in such thorough control in New York that he made money off of the report the committee printed after investigating him.

William "Boss" Tweed was in such thorough control in New York that he made money off of the report the committee printed after investigating him.

H.W. Brands quotes: Warner Studios official in the era of silent movies: Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?

Warner Studios official in the era of silent movies: Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?

H.W. Brands quotes: He adored competing but didn't want you to know he'd ever worked at it.

He adored competing but didn't want you to know he'd ever worked at it.

H.W. Brands quotes: He was not a warm person, but he seemed to be, which in politics was more important.

He was not a warm person, but he seemed to be, which in politics was more important.

H.W. Brands quotes: Chinese immigrant: Americans make a mere practice of loving justice.

Chinese immigrant: Americans make a mere practice of loving justice.

H.W. Brands quotes: In imperial relationships, getting out proves much more complicated than getting in.

In imperial relationships, getting out proves much more complicated than getting in.

H.W. Brands quotes: Employment was better than idleness for men, because it kept the enemy guessing.

Employment was better than idleness for men, because it kept the enemy guessing.

H.W. Brands quotes: Such was the code: Strive for victory, but never seem to be self-involved.

Such was the code: Strive for victory, but never seem to be self-involved.

H.W. Brands quotes: When speculators have once entered Wall Street, they never leave it except in a pine box or a rosewood case, according to circumstances.

When speculators have once entered Wall Street, they never leave it except in a pine box or a rosewood case, according to circumstances.

H.W. Brands quotes: Soldiers in foreign camps, so far from being missionaries for good, require missionaries themselves, more than the natives. Andrew Carnegie

Soldiers in foreign camps, so far from being missionaries for good, require missionaries themselves, more than the natives. Andrew Carnegie

H.W. Brands quotes: He made his character his platform.

He made his character his platform.

H.W. Brands quotes: A live-in domestic worker: You are never sure that your soul is your own except when you are out of the house.

A live-in domestic worker: You are never sure that your soul is your own except when you are out of the house.

H.W. Brands quotes: The first 10 days of a cattle drive were the most critical, as a stampede was most likely when the cattle were closest to their habitual home.

The first 10 days of a cattle drive were the most critical, as a stampede was most likely when the cattle were closest to their habitual home.

H.W. Brands quotes: He had always had a gift for conjuring images in his mind's eye. It was one of the secrets of his military success.

He had always had a gift for conjuring images in his mind's eye. It was one of the secrets of his military success.

H.W. Brands quotes: Cities force growth and make men talkative and entertaining, but they make them artificial. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Cities force growth and make men talkative and entertaining, but they make them artificial. Ralph Waldo Emerson

H.W. Brands quotes: This senate was a place where good Representatives went when they died. Thomas Reed

This senate was a place where good Representatives went when they died. Thomas Reed

H.W. Brands quotes: He cultivated ideological fuzziness.

He cultivated ideological fuzziness.

H.W. Brands quotes: J.P. Morgan learned to fish in troubled waters.

J.P. Morgan learned to fish in troubled waters.

H.W. Brands quotes: He was trying to find his footing in a world both familiar and foreign

He was trying to find his footing in a world both familiar and foreign

H.W. Brands quotes: He was a product of a culture where it was generally counterproductive to hold grudges.

He was a product of a culture where it was generally counterproductive to hold grudges.

H.W. Brands quotes: His was a quiet but persistent charisma.

His was a quiet but persistent charisma.

H.W. Brands quotes: The nature of revolutions is to sweep the reluctant along.

The nature of revolutions is to sweep the reluctant along.

H.W. Brands quotes: Diplomacy was a long game.

Diplomacy was a long game.

H.W. Brands quotes: Andrew Carnegie was an inventor only in the sense that he adopted and adapted the discoveries of others.

Andrew Carnegie was an inventor only in the sense that he adopted and adapted the discoveries of others.

H.W. Brands quotes: Abilene possessed greater vision, perhaps because it possessed little else.

Abilene possessed greater vision, perhaps because it possessed little else.

H.W. Brands quotes: John D Rockefeller read his Bible religiously, but kept his ledger in a different drawer.

John D Rockefeller read his Bible religiously, but kept his ledger in a different drawer.

H.W. Brands quotes: Eugene Debs entered jail a moderate Unionist and emerged a Socialist.

Eugene Debs entered jail a moderate Unionist and emerged a Socialist.

H.W. Brands quotes: He was like a man thinking on an abstract subject all the time.

He was like a man thinking on an abstract subject all the time.

H.W. Brands quotes: The politics of the possible was being replaced by the politics of purity.

The politics of the possible was being replaced by the politics of purity.

H.W. Brands quotes: His notes to the outside world offered a window on an active, sympathetic, eclectic mind.

His notes to the outside world offered a window on an active, sympathetic, eclectic mind.

H.W. Brands quotes: A young mark twain on the make: I can't turn in inkstand into Aladdin's lamp.

A young mark twain on the make: I can't turn in inkstand into Aladdin's lamp.

H.W. Brands quotes: He (the immigrant father) would walk by proxy in the Elysian fields of liberal learning.

He (the immigrant father) would walk by proxy in the Elysian fields of liberal learning.

H.W. Brands quotes: Accustomed to motion, he was forced to be still.

Accustomed to motion, he was forced to be still.

H.W. Brands quotes: He understood the code of his social class enough to affect an air of indifference about life.

He understood the code of his social class enough to affect an air of indifference about life.

H.W. Brands quotes: When he came in first, he was happy to find all sorts of meaning in the results.

When he came in first, he was happy to find all sorts of meaning in the results.

H.W. Brands quotes: Teain had no difficulty generating the indignation of a satirist. He lack the patience of a reformer.

Teain had no difficulty generating the indignation of a satirist. He lack the patience of a reformer.

H.W. Brands quotes: The strike spread with the speed of telepathy.

The strike spread with the speed of telepathy.

H.W. Brands quotes: Theodore Roosevelt came to Dekota to experience the dying of one age with the slaying of a rare buffalo and the dawning of the West's industrial age.

Theodore Roosevelt came to Dekota to experience the dying of one age with the slaying of a rare buffalo and the dawning of the West's industrial age.

H.W. Brands quotes: Reagan is described as delivering Barry Goldwater's doctrine with John F. Kennedy's technique.

Reagan is described as delivering Barry Goldwater's doctrine with John F. Kennedy's technique.

H.W. Brands quotes: His charm was not electric, but it was enveloping.

His charm was not electric, but it was enveloping.

H.W. Brands quotes: Western farmers were individualists cheifly in their dreams.

Western farmers were individualists cheifly in their dreams.

H.W. Brands quotes: Gen. Scott saw more through the eyes of his staff officers than through his own.

Gen. Scott saw more through the eyes of his staff officers than through his own.

H.W. Brands quotes: I can see that spark coming back when he talks about the future.

I can see that spark coming back when he talks about the future.

H.W. Brands quotes: Publicity is the engine of politics.

Publicity is the engine of politics.