Quotes from Winfield Scott

Say to the seceded States, "Wayward sisters, depart in peace."

Peace won by compromise is usually a short-lived achievement.

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.

Say to the seceded States, "Wayward sisters, depart in peace."

The enemy say that Americans are good at a long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron. I call upon you instantly to give a lie to the slander. Charge!

Every man as well as every day has its lights and shades.

I placed the Marines where the hardest work was to be accomplished, and I never once found my confidence in them misplaced.