No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Jackson went from the professors chair to the officers saddle. He carried with him the very elements of character which made him odious as a teacher but I never saw him in an arbitrary mood. – Daniel H. Hill