 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1861 - 706 strani
...one of the standmust not be ignored.' tinned the President, ' ard maxims of war, as yon know, is ; to operate upon the enemy's communications as much...with the enemy, and think you not he would break your communication with Richmond within the next twenty-four hours ? You dread his going into Pennsylvania.... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1989 - 844 strani
...time, which can not, and must not be ignored. Again, one of the standard maxims of war, as you know, is "to operate upon the enemy's communications as much...You seem to act as if this applies against you, but can not apply in your favor. Change positions with the enemy, and think you not he would break your... | |
 | B. Franklin Cooling - 2007 - 354 strani
...that must have galled the general, the president lectured that one of the standard maxims of war was "to operate upon the enemy's communications as much as possible without exposing your own." If Lee were in McClellan 's place, Lincoln prodded, "would he not break your communication with Richmond... | |
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You seem to act as if this applies against you, but cannot apply in your favor. 
