When was it published?

July 22, 1864 in New Hampshire Statesman

Story July 22, 1864

New Hampshire Statesman

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

General Banks, Gens. Banks And Sickles

Q: What keywords are associated?

General Banks Speech, Moral Power, Pen Mightier Than Sword, New Orleans Dinner, Civil War Era

Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

At a recent dinner in New Orleans honoring Generals Banks and Sickles, General Banks stated in a speech that the people's duty includes battlefield sacrifices for success, but resolution of difficulties must come from the country's moral power, which is greater than military force, as the pen is mightier than the sword.

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GENERAL BANKS DECLARES FOR MORAL POWERS RATHER THAN THE SWORD. At a dinner given in New-Orleans recently by the members of the bar, in compliment to Gens. Banks and Sickles, the former, concluding a speech of thanks, said— "I confess, sir, that I believe the first duty of this people is to make such sacrifices on the field of battle as success may demand, and also that the settlement of our difficulties must proceed from the moral power of this country, which is greater and more efficacious than military power—the pen is mightier than the sword. This power will command the assent of the people of this country and the respect of all courts, either judicial or political, on the face of the earth."

What sub-type of article is it?

Historical Event Biography

What themes does it cover?

Moral Virtue

What keywords are associated?

General Banks Speech Moral Power Pen Mightier Than Sword New Orleans Dinner Civil War Era

What entities or persons were involved?

General Banks Gens. Banks And Sickles

Where did it happen?

New Orleans

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General Banks Gens. Banks And Sickles

Location

New Orleans

Event Date

Recently

Story Details

General Banks, at a dinner honoring himself and General Sickles, concludes his speech by advocating sacrifices in battle but emphasizing that national difficulties will be settled through moral power greater than military force, famously stating the pen is mightier than the sword.