{"text":"To make matters worse, Jackson placed great value on regurgitating every last detail of the assigned texts. When, in response to Jackson's question 'What are the three simple machines?' a cadet answered, 'The inclined plane, the lever, and the wheel,' Jackson replied, 'No, sir. The lever, the wheel, and the inclined plane.","author":"S.C. Gwynne","tags":["civil-war","history","humor"],"id":11185,"author_id":"S.C.+Gwynne"}