You may as well say, ‘That’s a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANHe belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.
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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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War is at its best barbarism.
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I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are.
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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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If you don’t have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we’ll eat your mules up, sir.
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War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.
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But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter.
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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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If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
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I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.
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My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us.
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He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.
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There’s many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it is all hell.
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I intend to make Georgia howl.
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