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If we oppose force to force we cannot win, for their resources are greater than ours. We must substitute esprit for numbers. Therefore I strive to inculcate in my men the spirit of the chase.

— J. E. B. Stuart

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Gentlemen, in ten minutes every man must be in his saddle!

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Easy, but willing to die if God and my country think I have fulfilled my destiny and done my duty.

Dance away, young ladies; half of these young men will be dead or wounded next week.

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