If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANThis war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.
More William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
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If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast.
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War is hell.
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Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.
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In our Country… one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
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War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
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If people don’t like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don’t solicit their opinions or votes.
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He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.
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I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself.
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I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
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It’s a disagreeable thing to be whipped.
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Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
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This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.
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I intend to make Georgia howl.
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The better classes are tired of the insane howling of the lower strata and they mean to stop them.
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