That man [Sir Sydney Smith] made me miss my destiny.

In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

My star was fading, I felt the reins slipping out of my grasp, and could do nothing to stop it.

Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer. You have only to persevere to save yourselves, and to save all those who rely upon you. You have only to go right on, and at the end of the road, be it short or long, victory and honor will be found.

The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army. Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die.