Indecision, n. “Your prompt decision to attack,” said General Grant on a certain occasion to General Gordon Granger, “was admirable; you had but five minutes to make up your mind in.”
“Yes, sir,” answered the victorious subordinate, “it is a great thing to know exactly what to do in an emergency. When in doubt whether to attack or retreat I never hesitate a moment – I toss up a copper.”
“Do you mean to say thatʼs what you did this time?”
“Yes, General; but for Heavenʼs sake donʼt reprimand me: I disobeyed the coin.”
- Ambrose Bierce: The Devilʼs Dictionary
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