William Cullen Bryant Quote

War, like all other situations of danger and of change, calls forth the exertion of admirable intellectual qualities and great virtues, and it is only by dwelling on these, and keeping out of sight the sufferings and sorrows, and all the crimes and evils that follow in its train, that it has its glory in the eyes of men.


The Life and Works of William Cullen Bryant... (ed. 1889)


War, like all other situations of danger and of change, calls forth the exertion of admirable intellectual qualities and great virtues, and it is...

War, like all other situations of danger and of change, calls forth the exertion of admirable intellectual qualities and great virtues, and it is...

War, like all other situations of danger and of change, calls forth the exertion of admirable intellectual qualities and great virtues, and it is...

War, like all other situations of danger and of change, calls forth the exertion of admirable intellectual qualities and great virtues, and it is...