Winfield Scott Hancock

“We have come to stay.”

“There are times when a corps commander's life does not count.”

“The great principles of American liberty are still the lawful inheritance of this people, and ever should be.”

“The right of trial by jury, the habeas corpus, the liberty of the press, the freedom of speech, the natural rights of persons, and the rights of property must be preserved.”

“When the civil authorities are ready and willing to perform their duties, the military power should cease to lead, and the civil administration resume its natural and rightful dominion.”

“My politics are of a practical kind—the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.”

“Colonel, I shall expect you and your men to hold this ground at all hazards.”

“The tariff question is a local question.”

“I have never been a politician.”