It has been said that he showed a want of personal courage; this is not improbable, the excess of feeling which made him so great an orator could hardly be combined with the coolness in danger required of a soldier; but no one was able, as he was, to infuse courage into others.
On öeldud, et ta näitas isikliku julguse soovi; see ei ole ebatõenäoline, tunnete ülevoolavus, mis tegi temast suure kõnemehe, sai vaevalt kombineerida külma närviga ohu olukorras, mida sõdur vajas; kuid keegi ei suutnud, nagu tema, teisi julgusega täita.