Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANGrant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
More William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
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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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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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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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The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.
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If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
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I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.
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I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.
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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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Courage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
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An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man.
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There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.
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War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.
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The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.
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I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.
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