Joseph Quotes
During the Civil War, General Joseph Hooker castigated the President and called for a dictator to assume power:
The notion that all the Americans fought bravely in the American Revolution is a myth. George Washington and his other generals were constantly frustrated by some of the state militias which complained often, sometimes mutinied, and frequently ran from battles as in this example of the North Carolina Militia. The federal troops, trained by Washington and his officers, with longer enlistment periods than the militia fought much better and together with the French, won the war.
Hooker made some very poor decisions as far as Lincoln was concerned.
Califano had just reported to the President that he had successfully negotiated a deal with a key senator.
Bailey became a lifelong enemy of the President’s as a result of this statement.
The idea that the government should plan ahead for sufficient agricultural and industrial production was strongly opposed by some who saw it as “communism” and others who saw it as against the will of God—ultra fundamentalist Protestants and Jews do not believe that government should perform this role but should leave it to God. The Dust Bowl droughts were attributed to God’s anger then just as major hurricanes were attributed in the 21st century to God’s displeasure about Gay Marriage. There are many examples in all times and societies.
This quotation became very famous because U. S. Senator Joseph Biden Jr. plagiarized it and was caught by the press.
He was referring to Joseph ibn Naghrela, the son of Samuel ibn Naghrela ({623786} & {623774}) The father had been the vizier the King and the son was appointed Secretary to the Muslim King. He was one of the Muslims who were jealous that Jews should have influential positions in a Muslim society.
After hearing that Speaker Thomas Reed's bid for the presidential nomination was thwarted by Mark Hanna in favor of William McKinley, Fessenden remarked to Joseph Homan Manley, chairman of the Republican National Committee:
Clement of Alexandia was the first of the Christian theologians to consider and write about the birthday of Jesus, There was no celebration of Christ's birthday in the early centuries of Christianity. Clement offered seven dates in whuch he thought there was evidence of Christ's birthday. None of these was December 25. Christian celebration of the birthday of Christ did not take place until about the beginning of the 4th century. See the related Quotes for more about Jesus' Birthday.
The officer who testified at the inquiry of the Sand Creek Massacre, Lieutenant Joseph Cramer, was murdered thereafter in Denver by a supporter of Chivington’s. Sand Creek’s Indians were mutilated even after death with breasts and scrotums cut off as souvenir tobacco pouches. Ironically, President Lincoln had med with some of the killed Cheyenne leaders at the White House the year before and his quotation presages those whites who would break treaty.
