Stand Your Ground Quotes
He was not supported and a peace was negotiated with the British. De la Rey became a Senator and later was shot while trying to organize another rebellion.
Almost three years later, Lee surrendered Richmond to Ulysses Grant.
The United States was a new, militarily weak country. Many of its leaders believed that even if our interests were attacked or some citizens abused, it was not worth the United States going to war unless the attack were existential—threatened the very existence of the country. The split was clear during the War of 1812 where in general, New England was opposed to war with Britain, the Atlantic states were not firm on either side, and the South and West (Kentucky was then the West) were the war hawks. Mrs. Madison was a hawk—an unusual expression for a woman and her role as First Lady did not inhibit her from her own independent political opinions. On the War of 1812, Mr. Madison was in favor of war, but was not so unequovical and positive as his wife was.
Murtha had called for a transfer of the fighting from Americans to Iraqis. A highly decorated marine war hero wounded twice, he was then called a coward, by some Republican members of Congress like Schmidt and the Bush Administration—almost always by people who had never served in the military and often sought and obtained deferments. Schmidt later claimed that she had not known of Murtha’s war record. However, Schmidt commonly made nasty statements about other people. See her nickname.
