GDG- The Retreat --- Lincoln's "Irational" Expectation

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I came across this quote by Ambrose Bierce, "Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret."

The same applies to the written word.

Paula

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From: "Kerry Webb" <kwebb at alianet.alia.org.au> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue 20 February 2007 2:29 pm, Chet Diestel wrote: 
> > 
> > Tom Wheeler's excellent book, "Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails" --- which 
> > examines 
> > the president's use of, and dependence upon, the War Department's 
> > telegraph 
> > operations --- contains several examples of Lincoln writing out extremely 
> > harsh messages to his commanders, then sitting back and reflecting a 
> > moment 
> > on the words before turning over the cable and writing in a bold hand on 
> > the 
> > backside, "Not sent!" 
> >