During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln became increasingly frustrated by Union General George McClellan’s unwillingness to attack the Confederate Army. Lincoln recalled him to Washington with the simple but barbed message above.
My dear McClellan: If you don’t want to use the Army I should like to borrow it for a while.
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Great quote….
I can heartily recommend the recent bio on Ulysses Grant by Ron Chernow.
Yes, Chernow book was good.
I just finished his Washington bio, very good also
I think this was before Abe learned you can just eliminate your enemies by befriending them.