Quote#Speech
It was imperative to strike before we were struck by this…
Quote byJoshua Lawrence Chamberlain · 1828–1914
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: His official report on the Battle of Little Round Top, as published in the U.S. Congressional Record.
English (original)
It was imperative to strike before we were struck by this overwhelming force in a hand-to-hand fight, which we could not probably have withstood or survived. At that crisis, I ordered the bayonet. The word was enough.
— Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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